South Korea's LG Energy was using US visa workarounds before Trump, documents show

Internal documents reveal LG Energy Solution's reliance on the ESTA visa waiver program due to increasing B-1 visa rejections for South Korean specialists needed for U.S. plants. This practice led to a large-scale detention of Korean workers at LG's joint venture with Hyundai, sparking diplomatic concerns and calls for revised visa policies to support South Korean investment.