Overview

• José Muñoz said he had sincere empathy for the more than 300 South Korean workers detained at the Hyundai–LG battery-plant site in Ellabell, Georgia, and reaffirmed the company’s expansion plans there.
• Hyundai confirmed a second-phase investment of about $2.7 billion with 3,000 additional jobs, while estimating the raid will delay the project’s start-up by two to three months.
• President Donald Trump proposed allowing foreign technical specialists to enter temporarily to train U.S. workers in sectors such as semiconductors, computers, shipbuilding and trains.
• The White House said entrants would receive time-limited work authorization tied to specific projects and would be required to return to their home countries after training.
• South Korea launched a review of potential rights violations during the raid as analysts warned that visa uncertainty and enforcement risks could deter future foreign investment in the U.S.