Lawyer says South Korean engineers detained in Georgia Hyundai raid were doing authorized work

Summary

An immigration attorney says many South Korean workers detained in a U.S. immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia were brought in for highly specialized work that Americans aren't trained to perform. Atlanta attorney Charles Kuck represents four South Koreans who were among 475 workers rounded up in the raid last week west of Savannah. They included 300 Korean nationals, and Kuck says most had come for short-term jobs installing equipment for producing electric vehicle batteries. The detentions have caused confusion, shock and a sense of betrayal among many people in South Korea, a key U.S. ally.