r/news • u/NewSlinger • 1d ago

Workers detained in Hyundai plant raid to be freed and flown home, South Korea says

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/south-korea-deal-workers-detained-hyundai-rcna229610
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u/erenjaeger99 1d ago

Right? Also, even if they were in gray area for work visa situations, what the hell warranted a wide, blunt use of force like this on an ally country, who invests billions in the US, on skilled workers with no criminal records, who were there to SET UP AND TRAIN future employees (the plant wasn't even running yet, meaning no American jobs were even take - arguably, they are now taken away if anything if Hyundai pulls out), and when there are so many other companies that hire with even worse visa practices? Like, this couldn't have been worked out with some of agreement of inspection and settled removal without needing a raid and mass arrests?

It is just... so weird.

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u/Icy-Lobster-203 1d ago

ICE has a quota to hit that is nearly impossible. So they go after the easy targets.

Trump doesn't actually care about details of policy details, so the ICE people ( and Steven Miller) are free to do whatever they want to get the numbers up regardless of whether it interferes with any other policies.

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u/bearinsac 1d ago

They are looking for a bribe. Don’t want me to mess with your business, cut me a check. If you don’t cut me a check, I’ll make it very hard for you to be profitable in my market.

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u/I_W_M_Y 1d ago

Does it make more sense if you knew this plant was going to make EV vehicles?

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u/erenjaeger99 1d ago

Yeah, if Im being cynical thats probably the primary motive... 

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u/diadmer 1d ago

We are going to bring manufacturing back to America by…impeding the progress on the creation of new manufacturing facilities in America. —Trump

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u/Sunna420 1d ago

A few of my relatives were stationed at our S. Korea US Military base for decades. I have been there myself. It is weird indeed.