International relationsUS lawyer helps South Korean workers explore suit over arrests
Immigration raid on Georgia battery plant casts pall over investment from Seoul
Workers who had been detained in the U.S. arrive in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 12. (Photo by Kim Jaewon)
KIM JAEWON
September 27, 2025 14:00 JST
SEOUL -- Lee Jeong-hwa, a veteran attorney based in Atlanta, has been fielding anxious calls from friends and colleagues in South Korea after 300 workers from the country were arrested by U.S. immigration authorities at a Georgia battery plant early this month.