Overview

• Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is pursuing a meeting with Hyundai leaders in Seoul, with outreach that began Sept. 8 and a trip likely to align with an Asia visit in late October.
• At Hyundai’s Investor Day in New York, CEO Jose Munoz urged a tailored visa channel for short‑term specialists and said the raid could push the plant’s start by up to three months.
• The company maintained its phase‑two investment plan in Georgia despite the disruption, committing to the expansion and local hiring targets.
• Both governments set up a working group on visa policy after the Sept. 4 operation that detained about 475 workers, including 317 South Koreans, with most Koreans repatriated on Sept. 12.
• Seoul is reviewing detainee complaints as U.S. officials voiced regret, and South Korea says broader investment and tariff talks, including a proposed $350 billion framework, remain on track.