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South Korea objects as US detains 475 at Hyundai plant raid in Georgia

Under President Donald Trump, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has become the driving force of the Republican leader's sweeping immigration crackdown, which he campaigned on during the 2024 presidential election [File: Blake Fagan/AFP]

South Korea has complained after United States Department of Homeland Security officials detained hundreds of people, including alleged undocumented South Korean workers, during a raid on a Hyundai-LG battery plant being built in the state of Georgia.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul on Friday demanded the rights of its investors and citizens to be respected following the raid a day earlier.

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