Trump ‘very much opposed’ to Georgia ICE raid, working on new visa plan

U.S. President Donald Trump said he was “very much opposed” to the recent immigration raid at a Hyundai factory in Georgia that led to the detention of more than 300 South Korean workers, adding that his administration is developing a plan to ease the entry of foreign specialists working for companies building factories in the United States. “You know how I feel, I was very much opposed,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One while en route to Japan, Monday. “When they come in, they’re making very complex machinery, equipment, things. They’re going to have to bring some people in, at least at that initial phase. In that case, it was batteries.” Last month, U.S. immigration authorities raided a battery plant construction site in Georgia jointly invested by Hyundai Motor and LG Energy Solution, detaining about 300 South Korean workers — most of whom had entered the U.S. on B-1 business visas or under the visa waiver program — as alleged illegal immigrants. The workers were released a week later through government negotiations, but the incident prompted both WashingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times