Georgia Governor Kemp visits South Korea

Brian Kemp, the governor of the U.S. state of Georgia, plans to meet with South Korean business leaders this week, including executives from Hyundai Motor and LG Energy Solution, months after an immigration raid in the state detained hundreds of Korean workers, the Maeil Business Newspaper said on Thursday. Kemp’s visit comes after U.S. immigration authorities in September raided the construction site of a battery plant under construction in Georgia jointly owned by Hyundai Motor and LGES. Hundreds of hundreds of South Korean workers were arrested for allegedly working without the necessary visas though they were released after a week of negotiations between South Korea and the United States. A local public relations agency handling Kemp’s visit declined to comment on the meeting. Hyundai Motor and LG Energy Solution also declined to comment. The raid stunned the South Korean government and public and highlighted the lack of access to the right class of U.S. visas for specialised Sout