US Raid Disruptions Spread, Casting Pall on Korea Investment

An LG Energy Solution electric vehicle battery pack displayed at the InterBattery exhibition in Seoul.Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg

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By Hyonhee Shin, Haram Lim, and Youkyung Lee

September 10, 2025 at 2:57 AM UTC

Updated on

September 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM UTC

Fallout from last week’s unprecedented immigration raid at a Georgia battery plant run by two South Korean firms is reverberating across the industry, highlighting risks to the billions of dollars the Asian nation has invested in America’s clean energy push.

Construction has now been disrupted at multiple LG Energy Solution Ltd. sites across the US while some Korean staff are balking at assignments over fears of being caught in similar crackdowns as the Trump administration vows tougher enforcement, people familiar with the matter said.