Tom Homan, the U.S. White House border security chief known as the so-called 'border tsar,' recently stated that there will be more large-scale crackdowns at the construction site of the Hyundai Motor Group-LG Energy Solution joint battery plant in Georgia.
In an interview with CNN on the 7th (local time), Homan responded to a question about whether similar large-scale crackdowns would happen, like at the Hyundai Motor Group-LG Energy Solution joint battery plant construction site, by saying, "In short, yes."
Homan noted that illegal entry without a proper visa and the employment of illegal foreign workers constitutes a crime, stating, "We will conduct much more site crackdowns."
Homan also claimed that corporations employing illegal foreign workers at low wages are cutting costs unfairly, which he described as an act that undermines competition.
On the 4th, a massive crackdown on illegal foreign workers was conducted at the construction site of the Hyundai Motor Group-LG Energy Solution joint battery plant. About 300 Koreans were arrested.
The government announced that negotiations for the release of detained workers in the United States have concluded. Plans are in place to repatriate them by charter flight as soon as administrative procedures in the U.S. are completed.