"U.S. immigration authorities are preparing to send more than 300 South Korean workers home on a chartered flight from Atlanta, a week after detaining them for allegedly working illegally, while constructing a South Korean-invested electric vehicle battery plant in Bryan County, Ga. The sight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents handcuffing and chaining the wrists, waists and ankles of skilled technicians shocked South Koreans. It also threatened to become an obstacle to South Korea's contribution to President Trump's plans to revive American manufacturing."
""This could significantly impact future direct investment in the US," South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung warned at a press conference, just over two weeks after a summit meeting with President Trump, in which the two pledged to step up economic cooperation. Lawmaker Yoon Hu-duk put it more bluntly in a parliamentary hearing, saying: "The U.S. has encouraged investments in negotiations. And then it stabbed us in the back, to be frank.""
U.S. immigration authorities prepared to send more than 300 South Korean workers home on a chartered flight from Atlanta after detaining them for allegedly working illegally while constructing a South Korean-invested electric vehicle battery plant in Bryan County, Ga. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents handcuffed and chained the wrists, waists and ankles of skilled technicians, shocking South Koreans and raising concerns about future foreign investment. South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung warned of significant impact on direct investment, and lawmaker Yoon Hu-duk accused the U.S. of "stabbing us in the back." The flight was delayed while U.S. and South Korean officials negotiated, and Washington agreed to transport the workers without restraints and to allow future reentry for work.
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