Thu, 11 Sep 2025

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 Firms will hesitate to invest in US after raid - S Korea president

More than 300 South Koreans who were arrested in the raid are due to return home on Friday.

* South Korean President Lee Jae-myung says companies will be "very hesitant" to invest in the US after a massive immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia.
* Over 300 South Koreans arrested in the raid are due to return home on Friday, but their departure was delayed due to circumstances on the US side.
* The situation is "extremely bewildering" and if Korean firms can't send workers to help set up overseas factories, establishing manufacturing facilities in the US will become more difficult.
* Seoul is negotiating with Washington for visa options for South Korean workers, including securing higher quotas or creating new categories.
* The White House instructed the pause of workers' departure to check if they were willing to remain in the US and continue working and training Americans.
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