South Korean concerns over US investments spike after immigration roundup

Arrests at Hyundai-LG site in Georgia 'contradictory' to Trump investment aims

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The arrest of hundreds of workers from South Korea during a raid by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Sept. 4 in the state of Georgia has sparked consternation in the East Asian nation. © US Immigration and Customs Enforcement / AFP

STEVEN BOROWIEC

SEOUL -- The arrest and detention of hundreds of employees at a Hyundai-LG joint venture battery factory under construction in the U.S. is sending shock waves through South Korea and raising questions over the practice of expanding stateside operations worth billions of dollars under pressure from the administration of President Donald Trump.

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