Immigration Raid at Korean-Run Georgia Plant Follows Trump-Lee Meeting

An immigration enforcement operation at a Georgia electric vehicle battery plant has created diplomatic tension between the United States and South Korea. The raid, which resulted in the detention of approximately 300 South Korean citizens, occurred at a construction site for a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Co. and LG Energy Solution Ltd. The timing of the enforcement action has drawn particular attention as it came less than two weeks after South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met with President Donald Trump at the White House.