Kate Brumback | Manufacturing.net

A Korean Air charter plane carrying Korean workers detained in immigration raid at Georgia factory leaves Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta bound for South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025.

South Korean Workers Detained in Immigration Raid Leave Atlanta, Head Home

South Korea's president expects Korean companies to hesitate to make new investments in the U.S.

September 11, 2025

Protesters stage a rally against the detention of South Korean workers during an immigration raid in Georgia, near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. The signs read 'A tariff bomb and workers confinement.'

Korean Workers Detained in Hyundai Plant Raid Face Uncertain Future

Meanwhile, fear lingers for other residents.

September 10, 2025

This image from video provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via DVIDS shows manufacturing plant employees being escorted outside the Hyundai Motor Group’s electric vehicle plant, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Ellabell, Ga.

Attorney Says Detained Korean Hyundai Workers Had Special Skills for Short-Term Jobs

They reportedly came to install and repair equipment that would take U.S. workers years to learn.

September 9, 2025

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Man Lied to Mfg. Employer About Having Virus

A man allegedly falsely said he had COVID-19, causing an Atlanta-area plant to close for cleaning and put other employees on paid leave.

May 22, 2020