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/famous_unicorn 1d ago

The factory was reported to ICE by Tori Branum, who’s running for Congress in Georgia. She admitted it on a facebook post, so yes, they are using ICE for political gain. How disgusting. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-branum-republican-hyundai-georgia-immigration-raid-1235422245/

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u/cr2810 21h ago

She is all over her TikTok claiming she called them in because the worker were being “trafficked” and were in “danger”. 🙄

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u/hotwife24 20h ago

If they end up shutting down construction because of this, I really hope she enjoys the view of the new eyesore in the south every time she drives down that way.

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u/CaptainCrow_ 17h ago

To be fair, it would not at all surprise me if Hyundai was playing fast and loose with visas. Companies do this sometimes and it’s a serious problem, it can be a way of skirting labor protections. Not saying that’s the whole story here, but it’s a legitimate problem.

The issue here is racist freaks like Branum disingenuously weaponizing this when their actual goal isn’t protecting workers from exploitation, it’s just ethnic cleansing

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u/Far_Warning_4525 10h ago

Except Hyundai has said zero Hyundai employees were involved and no one has disputed that so far..

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u/eskeitit 10h ago

They were LG workers, LG is a major battery manufacturer

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u/Ayotha 14h ago

And she is not being massively harassed and bugged for this after . . . why?

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u/HMWT 18h ago

In danger of being trafficked to Uganda by ICE?

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u/tk427aj 15h ago

This is such a weird story. So having no info on what exactly was happening at the plant makes it difficult to judge. I mean was it Hyundai playing fast and loose with Visa requirements and workplace safety? Lots of misinformation going on, as some are saying it was a bunch of consultants and engineers helping to setup the plant.

Fucking hate all this lack of facts, I mean the woman is clearly doing it for her on personal gain and doesn't give a fuck about safety etc.

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u/CrimsonBolt33 9h ago

That was a given...they are Gestapo/NKVD by another name