300 South Korean workers arrested in U.S. raid, Hyundai-LG battery factory case filed administrative complaint with Trump administration

In September last year, U.S. law enforcement units raided the Hyundai-LG battery plant in Georgia and arrested more than 300 South Korean workers. These South Korean workers have taken action recently and are filing an administrative complaint with the Trump administration over this matter.

According to Reuters, the incident is said to be the largest single-location law enforcement operation in the history of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Related pictures showed that South Korean workers were handcuffed at their wrists, waists and ankles. This incident deeply shocked South Korea.

CNN pointed out that a lawyer representing South Korean workers said that administrative claims have begun to be submitted to nine federal agencies in the United States, which is a process that must be completed before filing a lawsuit against the federal government. The lawyers added that these agencies include the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, the FBI, the Department of Justice and the Department of Labor.

A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security claimed on the 15th that Homeland Security Investigations, in coordination with law enforcement partners, executed a judicial search warrant as part of a criminal investigation into alleged illegal employment practices and other serious federal crimes. The spokesman emphasized that the focus of this investigation is to ensure that offenders are held accountable and the rule of law is upheld.