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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Josh Marcus

How Trump’s Hyundai immigration raid could blow up his economic agenda

An immigration raid at a sprawling Hyundai-LG plant in Georgia earlier this month could have major ramifications for the Trump administration’s ability to attract foreign investment in the United States, a major plank of the White House economic agenda.

The September 4 operation led to nearly 500 initial arrests, including hundreds of workers from South Korea, a major U.S. ally from which multiple marquee firms had invested billions into the vehicle-related battery facility, which is still partially under construction.

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