Kemp traveling to South Korea after Hyundai immigration raid

Published September 22, 2025 11:47am ET



Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) is preparing to travel to South Korea for a meeting with Hyundai executives, weeks after immigration authorities raided one of the automaker’s manufacturing plants in the Atlanta area.

Over 300 Korean nationals were detained in the Sept. 4 raid and eventually returned home, but the fallout from the operation has strained the relationship between the United States and South Korea. Seoul’s leaders are particularly concerned about the nation’s companies investing in the U.S.

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