Exclusive: More than 300 South Korean workers are challenging the Trump administration over its Georgia immigration raid
- Posted on September 15, 2026
- By CNN
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Over 300 South Korean nationals employed at Hyundai's Georgia electric vehicle facility have initiated legal proceedings against federal authorities following a significant immigration enforcement operation. This landmark lawsuit represents the first major judicial challenge to Trump administration's aggressive immigration raids, questioning the lawfulness of the enforcement action and its impact on foreign workers in the US manufacturing sector.
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Exclusive: More than 300 South Korean workers are challenging the Trump administration over its Georgia immigration raid
More than 300 South Korean workers who were swept up in last year’s immigration raid at a Hyundai electric-vehicle manufacturing plant in Georgia are challenging the US government, in the first major legal action over one of the largest immigration enforcement operations under President Donald Trump.
