Seoul, Sept 9, 2025 (AFP) - US immigration raid exposes South Korea business visa woes

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2025-09-09

South Korean business insiders told AFP Tuesday that many firms had been bending visa rules to send workers to the United States, saying this would change after a shock immigration raid. Hundreds of South Koreans were arrested last week at a Hyundai-LG battery plant being built in the southern state of Georgia, with images of workers chained and handcuffed alarming investors, as Seoul issued a strong rebuke. Seoul has negotiated the release of it......

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