Overview

• President Trump said skilled foreign workers are welcome and emphasized the need to learn to make complex products without deterring investment.
• ICE detained more than 400 mostly South Korean workers in early September at the Hyundai–LG battery plant construction site in Ellabell, Georgia.
• Returned detainees and rights advocates described crowded cells, restraints, limited sunlight and few toilets, alleging shortfalls against UN standards.
• Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau expressed regret over the detentions and said the State Department would work to ensure proper visas.
• Hyundai indicated the Georgia battery project will start roughly two to three months later than planned because of the raid and its aftermath.