South Korean Workers At Hyundai Factory To Sue US Immigration

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JAKARTA - About 200 South Korean (South Korean) workers detained at a Hyundai factory in Georgia, United States, in September preparing to sue Immigration and US Customs (ICE) for raids on the facility.

Seorang pekerja Kim mengatakan setelah dibawa ke pusat penahan sementara, ia dan rekan-rekannya sangat panik saat ditahan dalam kondisi tidak hygienis dan ditempat di "pod" berisi 6080 orang.

No party has told us what happened or explained their rights to the situation, according to the report, which was broadcast on Monday.

In September, the US Prosecutor's Office for the Southern District of Georgia announced the state was carrying out a massive federal search warrant at the Hyundai battery factory and detaining at least 475 illegal workers.

South Korean Foreign MinisterCho Hyun said more than 300 workers detained were South Koreans. They were later released after South Korea negotiated with the US.

Most of the workers have short-term business visas or 90-day tourist visas that don't allow them to work in the US.

However, South Korean PresidentLee Jae-myung argues, when establishing production facilities in the US, South Korean technology companies need technicians to install equipment.

Such technicians are not available in the US and South Korean workers do not take long to stay there so companies apply for short-term visas for them, he said.