U.S. immigration raid Archives

South Korea Probes Possible Rights Abuses After U.S. Immigration Raid

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — When more than 300 South Korean workers were swept up in a U.S. immigration raid at a Georgia battery plant earlier this month, the images and testimonies that followed shocked many in Seoul: men shackled at the waist, ankles and wrists, confined in overcrowded cells, sleeping on mold-covered mattresses in [...]

Tears, Relief and Lingering Questions as Detained Korean Workers Return from U.S.

SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — At 3:23 p.m. on Friday, the arrival hall at Incheon International Airport filled with tears, embraces, and a palpable sense of relief. More than 300 South Korean workers, shackled only days earlier in Georgia during a sweeping U.S. immigration raid, finally walked free onto home soil. Families pressed against [...]