US immigration agents arrest workers at Hyundai plant

美国移民局官员逮捕了现代汽车工厂的工人

World Business Report

2025-09-06

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We're on the ground in the US state of Georgia where immigration agents have arrested nearly 500 people during a raid on a Hyundai battery-production facility. And, we'll break down the latest US jobs report, which showed hiring in America stalled last month. We'll explain what that means for the Federal Reserve which has come under immense pressure from President Trump to cut rates. Also, McDonald’s is taking a stand on tipping. It says all restaurant workers should get a full minimum wage rather than relying on tips to boost a smaller amount of pay. And why Russian President Vladimir Putin thinks many companies in the US want to resume work with Russia? You can contact us on WhatsApp or send us a voicenote: +44 330 678 3033.
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  • Hello and welcome to World Business Report from the BBC World Service.

  • I'm Victoria Craig, coming to you live from New York.

  • On the program today,

  • hundreds of people have been arrested during an immigration raid in the U.S. state of Georgia.

  • We'll take you there live for the latest details.

  • Plus, the all-important monthly jobs report here in the U.S. is out today,

  • and it shows hiring stalled last month.

  • Our U.S. business correspondent walks us through what that means for the Federal Reserve's very closely watched rate decision in just about two weeks.

  • And Russia's president dangles the possibility of a restoration in business cooperation with America.

  • How realistic is that?

  • Doing what Putin suggests would essentially blow up the sanctions regime and destroy all the work we've done to punish Russia for its invasion over the past three years.

  • That's coming up just a bit on the program.

  • But first, we begin in America's South in the state of Georgia.

  • U.S. immigration agents have arrested 475 people there.

  • It's the largest workplace raid in President Trump's second term.

  • The Department of Homeland Security said today that the arrests happened last night during a raid on a massive battery complex that's under construction for the South Korean carmaker,

  • Hyundai.

  • DHS said the operation was into unlawful hiring practices and that most of those detainees are Korean.

  • Hyundai says it understands that none of those workers are its direct employees.

  • Steve Schrank is a special agent for Homeland Security.