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Hyundai Worker Raid Sparks US-Asia Trade and Immigration Concerns

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Hyundai Worker Raid Sparks US-Asia Trade and Immigration Concerns
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A U.S. immigration raid at a Hyundai battery plant in Georgia detained 475 workers, mostly South Koreans with specialized skills, sparking diplomatic tensions and calls for their release. The workers were reportedly there on short-term visas for highly technical tasks, and their detention has caused concern among South Korean officials and labor advocates.

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  1. Attorney says detained Korean Hyundai workers had special skills for short-term jobs  PBS
  2. Nearly 500 workers were taken in a raid at Hyundai’s battery plant. In a quiet Georgia town, the silence is deafening  CNN
  3. South Korea to send chartered plane to Atlanta to bring back workers detained in US  Reuters
  4. Trump trade, immigration agendas collide in Hyundai raid  NBC News
  5. Hyundai-LG immigration raid sparks alarm at foreign companies in the US  Financial Times

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