Some of the workers who were arrested and then released at the construction site of the Hyundai Motor Group–LG Energy Solution joint battery plant in Georgia in September and returned to Korea have gone back to the U.S. site, local media reported on the 13th (local time).
On the day, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) reported that LG Energy Solution confirmed that "experts in each field" had returned to the Hyundai–LG joint battery plant site. The exact number of returnees was not disclosed.
Hyundai also said, "Passing on next-generation specialized technology to the U.S. in a legal and transparent manner is important," adding, "Hyundai will continue to strictly comply with all laws, including employment and immigration laws."
The office of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp told the AJC, "Our business partners have begun short-term dispatches of advanced technicians essential to completing the plant," and extended thanks to the Donald Trump administration, saying, "We appreciate our federal partners who are working to create high-paying jobs for Georgia residents."
Earlier, on Sept. 4, U.S. immigration authorities arrested and detained more than 450 workers, including 317 Koreans, who were working at the construction site of the Hyundai Motor Group–LG Energy Solution joint battery plant in Savannah, Georgia, causing a major stir.
Recently, President Trump said in a Fox News "The Ingraham Angle" interview, "If you don't have certain talents, you have to learn. You have to bring in talent," expressing regret over the situation in Georgia.
At the time, President Trump said, "There were about 500 to 600 people there who were in the early stages of making batteries and trying to teach others how to do it," adding, "But Georgia tried to throw those people out of the country, even though they were absolutely necessary."