Hyundai ICE Raid Becomes a Massive & Unsurprising Failure

Two weeks ago, U.S. immigration officials arrested almost 500 foreign nationals working at the construction site of a multibillion-dollar Georgia battery plant jointly owned by Korea’s LG and Hyundai. The raid, led by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and supposedly the largest-ever at a single location, has set off a firestorm of commentary regarding the very public arrest, detention, and expulsion of the 300-plus South Korean citizens involved—and a furious debate over whether they were working illegally at the Georgia site (and thus worthy of arrest). Read Full Article »