Last month’s ICE raid on workers at a Hyundai plant in Georgia has sent shock waves through South Korean politics. It came just as Donald Trump has been trying to strong-arm South Korea’s government into accepting an extortionate trade deal with the US.

On September 4, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents rounded up 434 South Korean nationals who were working at the construction site of an electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in Georgia. The plant was jointly built by two South Korean companies, Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution.

The biggest single ICE raid to date sent immediate shock waves through South Korea and the United States alike, coming against the backdrop of Donald Trump’s arm-twisting tactics to extract hefty US tariffs and generous investments from Se

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