Amid the incident where about 300 Koreans were arrested by immigration authorities at the construction site of Hyundai Motor and LG Energy Solution in Georgia, the Democratic Party of Korea raised questions about the intentions of the United States. The People Power Party pointed out the 'diplomatic failure' of the Lee Jae-myung government, urging a comprehensive government response.
On the 7th, the Democratic Party of Korea meeting called 'Better Future' issued a statement saying, "If the United States sincerely wants to attract investments from our corporations, such incidents must not occur," and added, "We cannot help but ask what the intentions are."
It continued, "Establishing factories and dispatching personnel are essential in the process of direct investment in the United States. Personnel must be deployed according to the schedule and urgent circumstances, but the issuance of work visas may be delayed," emphasizing, "Considering that the visa system has been insufficient to support this, the U.S. government must provide all necessary conveniences and protections for our citizens who are detained."
The People Power Party criticized the incident that occurred despite the recent U.S.-South Korea summit, labeling it a diplomatic disaster. In particular, it strongly criticized the government's diplomatic capabilities, which failed to avoid large-scale crackdowns by U.S. immigration authorities after promising a total investment of $600 billion (approximately 833 trillion won).
Choi Bo-yoon, the Chief Spokesperson of the People Power Party, stated in a commentary that "just ten days after the end of the U.S.-South Korea summit, a historic situation occurred where more than 300 Koreans were arrested and detained in poor conditions instead of symbolizing the U.S.-South Korea manufacturing alliance." He added, "There is growing anger that the outcome of diplomacy, which failed to achieve even a joint statement after presenting a $700 trillion gift, has led to this large-scale crackdown."
The same party's lawmaker, Joo Jin-woo, said, "With a $700 trillion investment in the U.S., increased defense spending to purchase U.S. weapons, and the easing of quarantine measures for increasing agricultural imports, yet we face unprecedented arrests. This is a certification of global fool diplomacy," while Ahn Cheol-soo, a lawmaker, remarked that "President Lee Jae-myung has failed to become the 'pacemaker' he mentioned to President Trump," stressing that "we must focus all available capabilities on resolving the situation, including dispatching a special envoy to the U.S. immediately."
On the 4th (local time), U.S. immigration authorities conducted a large-scale crackdown on illegal residents at the construction site of the joint battery factory of Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution in Savannah, Georgia. This crackdown resulted in the arrest of about 300 Koreans.