"At least one of the Korean workers swept up in a massive immigration raid on a Hyundai Motor factory site in Georgia last week was living and working legally in the US, according to an internal federal government document obtained by the Guardian. Officials then mandated that he agree to be removed from the US despite not having violated his visa."
"The document shows that immigration officials are aware that someone with a valid visa was among the people arrested during the raid at the Hyundai factory and taken to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) detention for removal proceedings, where the people arrested remained on Tuesday before expected deportation flights back to South Korea. The document in question reports on the man's case and was leaked exclusively to the Guardian."
"The document says that immigration agents from Atlanta determined that [redacted] entered into the United States in [redacted], with a valid B1/B2 visa and [redacted] was employed at HL-GA Battery Company LLC as a contractor from the South Korean company SFA. From statements made and queries in law enforcement databases, [redacted] has not violated his visa; however, the Atlanta Field Office Director has mandated [redacted] be presented as a Voluntary Departure. [Redacted] has accepted voluntary departure despite not violating his B1/B2 visa requirements."
An internal federal government document indicates at least one Korean worker arrested in a large immigration sweep at a Hyundai Motor factory in Georgia entered the US legally on a valid B1/B2 visa and was employed as a contractor. Law enforcement database queries and statements show no visa violations by the individual, yet the Atlanta Field Office Director required presentation as a voluntary departure. The individual accepted voluntary departure despite the absence of violations. Detainees from the raid remain in ICE detention awaiting expected deportation flights to South Korea. The internal file characterizes the government's actions as an actual crime and legal counsel deems the detention unlawful.
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