Overview

• Trump wrote on Truth Social that the U.S. should allow foreign companies to bring “people of expertise” to train Americans and said he does not want to frighten off or disincentivize investment.
• He offered no specifics on time frames or visa categories for such temporary expertise, leaving policy details to be determined.
• ICE arrested roughly 475 workers at the under‑construction Hyundai–LG battery site in Ellabell, Georgia, on Sept. 4, and images of shackled detainees fueled anger in South Korea before hundreds were repatriated Friday.
• South Korean media reported Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau visited Seoul and conveyed deep regret over the arrests, as officials worked to contain the diplomatic fallout.
• Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick publicly said the workers lacked proper visas and blamed Hyundai, while analysts and South Korean leaders warned the episode could chill large planned investments, including Hyundai’s U.S. expansion.