Georgia Democrat defies odds in Trump country, sparking hope for a political shift Debra Shigley gained nearly 40 per cent of votes in a deeply Republican Atlanta suburb The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2025
Former aide to de facto leader of Georgia being held as ‘personal prisoner’, mother claims Marina Ramazashvili says son, Giorgi Bachiashvili, was the victim of a ‘vendetta’ by billionaire politician The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2025
Families in crisis after massive immigration raid at Hyundai plant in Georgia After Koreans detained in a historic raid on a Georgia Hyundai plant were sent home, lawyers and social workers say the nearly 200 non-Korean workers ensnared in the crackdown remain in legal limbo The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2025
Georgia judge won't award attorneys fees to governments in lawsuit over Rivian vehicle plant A judge has rejected an attempt by Georgia and a local development agency to make residents pay legal fees after they unsuccessfully sued to block the Rivian electric vehicle plant The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2025
Shock U-Turn: 300 South Koreans Detained at Hyundai Plant Suddenly Allowed to Stay in US — Only One Accepts US agents detained 475 workers at Hyundai's Georgia battery site in the largest single-site immigration raid in HSI history; over 300 South Koreans flew home despite a US offer to stay, straining Seoul–Washington ties. International Business Times UK · Sep 12, 2025
'Minimum Two To Three Months': How An ICE Raid Torpedoed Hyundai's Battery Plans Georgia's largest economic development project ever now faces a serious delay. Plus: what went wrong at Jeep, and how China's EV tech is reshaping auto design. InsideEVs · Sep 12, 2025
Seven Best College Football Games to Watch in Week 3: Notre Dame Already Facing Threat Three matchups between ranked opponents headline the slate, while coaches like Billy Napier and Rich Rodriguez seek to solidify their standings on the sideline. Sports Illustrated · Sep 12, 2025
Hyundai CEO says ICE raid on Georgia plant set back its grand opening by two or three months CEO José Muñoz said the delay estimate is based on foreign workers coming back to help. Fortune · Sep 12, 2025
Workplace safety issues at Georgia’s Hyundai plant may have led to Ice raid Three people have died in two years at the South Korean Hyundai-LG battery plant in Ellabell The Guardian - US · Sep 12, 2025
South Korean workers released after days of detention in Georgia return home A plane carrying more than 300 South Korean workers released after days of detention in Georgia has landed in South Korea The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2025
Hyundai’s CEO warns that ICE raids that netted 475 arrests will delay construction at Georgia plant Hyundai Motor Company's president and CEO, José Muñoz, said there were not enough U.S. workers with the knowledge to work in the battery plant to keep its production on track without delay The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2025
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp swears in his daughter as a state trooper Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp now has a state trooper in the family The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2025
Sally Faulkner reunited with children almost 10 years after botched ‘child retrieval’ with 60 Minutes in Lebanon Exclusive: Faulkner returned to Queensland with her children in January after US legal action against ex-husband Ali Elamine, court documents reveal The Guardian - AU · Sep 11, 2025
South Korean workers detained in immigration raid headed to Atlanta for flight home Workers from South Korea who were detained last week in an immigration raid at a battery factory in Georgia were headed to Atlanta on Thursday, where a charter plane was waiting to take them home The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2025
Benzinga · Sep 11, 2025 Charter Plane At Atlanta Airport To Take Detained South Korean Workers Home Today Amid Hyundai ICE Raid Row South Korean officials say that a charter plane currently stationed at the Atlanta airport will take detained South Korean factory employees back following ICE raids at Hyundai Motor Co.'s (OTC:HYMLF) Georgia battery plant.
Euronews · Sep 11, 2025 US visa system is putting off investors, says South Korea president The comments come after last week's immigration raid at a battery plant run by two South Korean firms in the US.
The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2025 Convicted killer on the loose in Georgia for five days after slipping away from his work detail ‘Well, just hope he ain’t ready for another murder,’ one resident told local news of Stacy Huggins
The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2025 Court rules Georgia county didn't discriminate by denying coverage of gender-affirming surgery A federal appeals court has reversed earlier rulings that found a Georgia county illegally discriminated against a sheriff’s deputy by not covering her gender-affirming surgery
We Got This Covered · Sep 10, 2025 Wisconsin husband fakes kayak death, leaves family and $200k in debt for online lover — until cops reel him back in He can't wait to abandon his family again for Georgia where "the cost of living is cheaper."
Euronews · Sep 10, 2025 South Korea sends plane to US to bring back workers detained in Hyundai ICE raid A total of 475 workers, more than 300 of them South Koreans, were rounded up in the 4 September raid at the battery factory at Hyundai’s auto plant in Georgia.
The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2025 Release of South Koreans ‘delayed by US’ a week after raid at Georgia car plant U.S. authorities said previously that the Korean detainees were “unlawfully working” at the plant at the time of their arrest
Latin Times · Sep 10, 2025 South Korea Sends Charter Plane to Repatriate Workers After ICE Raid in Georgia South Korea has dispatched a chartered plane to the United States to bring home hundreds of its citizens detained during a large immigration raid at Hyundai's electric vehicle battery plant in Georgia. The operation marks one of the most serious diplomatic incidents between the two allies in recent years, touching…
The Guardian - US · Sep 10, 2025 Leaked Ice document shows worker detained in Hyundai raid had valid visa Exclusive: critics accuse Ice of ‘outrageous’ and ‘unlawful’ detention of Korean man
The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2025 Plane leaves South Korea for US to bring back workers detained in immigration raid, report says South Korean media reports a charter plane has left for the U.S. to bring back Korean workers detained in an immigration raid in Georgia
The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2025 Meet the woman claiming to be tipster behind Hyundai factory raid that sparked international fallout Tori Branum, a former U.S. Marine, who has accepted the online moniker of ‘MAGA Karen,’ is running for District 12 Congress in Georgia