Workers are escorted by federal agents following an immigration raid at Hyundai’s battery plant construction site in Georgia. (ATF Atlanta)
He continued to explain that the best way to train people is to bring people in who know what they are doing, while also letting them stay in the U.S. for a little while to help.
Still, Trump said ICE was right to arrest those in the country illegally. "We do have to work something out where we bring in experts so that our people can be trained so that they can do it themselves," he said.
Later on Truth Social, Trump urged foreign companies investing in the U.S. to respect immigration laws while pledging to make it "quickly and legally possible" for them to bring in skilled workers.
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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung announced plans to send a charter plane to the U.S. to transport the illegal immigrants from his country who were arrested by ICE at a Hyundai plant in Georgia on Sept. 5, 2025. (AP)
President Lee Jae Myung’s office said South Korea will send a charter plane to bring the workers back to South Korea in the coming days.
Still, South Korea’s government expressed "concern and regret" over the raid.
Homeland Security Investigations chief Steven Schrank said some workers had crossed the border illegally, while others overstayed visas or entered under waivers that barred them from working. Many were employed by subcontractors at the site.
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The Georgia raid marked one of the largest workplace enforcement actions of Trump’s presidency, part of a broader crackdown on illegal immigration.
Fox News Digital's Anders Hagstrom, Cameron Arcand and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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