An exodus of South Korean workers from LG Energy Solution's U.S. production sites is taking place because of visa concerns following last week's immigration raid on its joint facility with Hyundai Motor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/11/companies/south-korean-workers-leave-us-raid/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #us #southkorea #ussouthkorearelations #jobs #hyundai #lg #immigration
Many of the nearly 500 arrested at a Hyundai facility in Georgia appeared to be working legally, a U.S. immigration lawyer representing more than a dozen workers picked up said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/11/asia-pacific/crime-legal/hyundai-immigrants-us-lawyer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #ussouthkorearelations #immigration #us #southkorea #jobs #hyundai
Many South Korean workers were sent to the U.S. on questionable documents despite their misgivings and warnings about stricter U.S. immigration enforcement before a raid on a Hyundai site. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/09/companies/hyundai-us-visa-raid-warning/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #us #southkorea #ussouthkorearelations #immigration #hyundai
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ordered all-out efforts on Saturday to respond to the arrests of hundreds of the nation's citizens in a U.S. immigration raid on a Hyundai car battery factory. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/06/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-us-immigration-raid/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #ussouthkorearelations #us #southkorea #donaldtrump#leejaemyung #immigration
Japan, South Korea and the United States conducted a joint air drill on Friday involving a U.S. B-52 strategic bomber and fighter jets of the two U.S. allies over international waters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/11/japan/south-korea-us-japan-joint-drill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #usjapanrelations #ussouthkorearelations #southkoreajapanrelations #southkorea #us #japan #defense