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South Korean workers detained in Hyundai plant raid to be freed and flown home

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103 points MilnerRoute | 2 comments | 07 Sep 25 13:35 UTC | HN request time: 0.021s | source
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ajross ◴[07 Sep 25 14:12 UTC] No.45158300[source]▶
Isn't "freed and flown home" the same thing as "deported"? These were routine professionals doing a job they took in good faith under rules and norms that have held for a century or more.
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joezydeco ◴[07 Sep 25 14:21 UTC] No.45158364[source]▶
The one detail I can't seem to find anywhere was what type of visa these SK nationals used to enter the US, and if they overstayed.

This isn't exactly new territory. A lot of countries are very careful to avoid letting you in on a tourist visa if you give off the appearance of entering to work.

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1. ghaff ◴[07 Sep 25 14:27 UTC] No.45158424[source]▶
As a tech person, I've never had trouble entering Europe from the US to go to a conference or whatever but I'd be very careful with respect to honorariums or expenses being covered for speaking, etc., which I have heard of people getting in trouble over. (Of course, some countries do have explicit requirements for business-related visits.)
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2. dmix ◴[07 Sep 25 15:33 UTC] No.45159087[source]▶
Every country is careful with rules like that. The main difference is the US has been the #1 destination for almost everyone in the world to work/live for decades, so it's a major supply/demand issue that border guards have to deal with. People often compare it to European countries. Random countries that are people's 15th choice to immigrate, where they don't need to try as hard with enforcement. Or at least didn't until recently, since Europe also began experiencing American-southern border style immigration issues.