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It's no different than separating kids from their parents the way they did during his first term. It's to instill fear in the hopes less people will attempt to seek asylum here. Uganda, CECOT, Alligator Alcatraz...

Clinton, Bush, Obama and Biden all did the same shit. You're just being propagandized by the news that what Trump is doing is especially different.

This was under Obama below.

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Clinton, Bush, Obama and Biden all did the same shit. You're just being propagandized by the news that what Trump is doing is especially different.

This was under Obama below.

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Are you showing me pictures of children and parents that were separated? And I'm aware we've always had detention centers but was any one every given the name of a notorious prison? You don't think that was done to intimidate?
 
Are you showing me pictures of children and parents that were separated?
Yes. What the fuck do you think happens to the children of illegal immigrants when they get caught at the border? Illegal immigrants that may not even be their parents? Are you serious right now? Do you honestly believe this is some new shit?

Do you cry your eyes out for children who get separated from their parents when their parents commit a crime in the US? Is it just the brown illegal immigrant parents you have empathy for in this regard?
 
Are you showing me pictures of children and parents that were separated? And I'm aware we've always had detention centers but was any one every given the name of a notorious prison? You don't think that was done to intimidate?

Obama took part in family separations and deporting unaccompanied children. These articles are from 2016.


 
Are you showing me pictures of children and parents that were separated? And I'm aware we've always had detention centers but was any one every given the name of a notorious prison? You don't think that was done to intimidate?
How about sending them to Africa in a madcap turn of events?
 
Yes. What the fuck do you think happens to the children of illegal immigrants when they get caught at the border? Illegal immigrants that may not even be their parents? Are you serious right now? Do you honestly believe this is some new shit?

Do you cry your eyes out for children who get separated from their parents when their parents commit a crime in the US? Is it just the brown illegal immigrant parents you have empathy for in this regard?
You're full of shit yet again...

"Yes, then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions stated the zero-tolerance policy separating migrant families was a deterrent to illegal border crossings, and a U.S. government official suggested the separation's purpose was to discourage asylum claims."

"Deterrence:
Attorney General Jeff Sessions explicitly stated that the policy was intended to deter illegal immigration."

"Intimidation:
Human rights groups and advocates have criticized the practice as intentionally intimidating and harmful to families."

" Long-Term Harm:
Many of the separated children suffered severe trauma, with some never being reunited with their parents, according to Human Rights Watch."
 
Obama took part in family separations and deporting unaccompanied children. These articles are from 2016.


Did you read those articles? They made no mention of the systematic separation of children from their parents.
 
They were never needed for other things in the first place.

The results prove you wrong. You know very little about the US history if you think this is the only time the guard was used to enforce laws.
 
The results prove you wrong. You know very little about the US history if you think this is the only time the guard was used to enforce laws.
I'm talking about their current deployment. I thought it was pretty obvious who I meant by they considering the initial comment.

Context? What in the actual fuck is that?
 
I'm talking about their current deployment. I thought it was pretty obvious who I meant by they considering the initial comment.

Context? What in the actual fuck is that?

There current deployment is legal and look at the crime reduction. My point is they have been used before.

The biggest problem is see is what's going to happen after they leave and the liberal judges in DC will do nothing to the ones arrested. I see this as temporary unless some real changes are made.
 

US immigration agents arrest hundreds at Hyundai plant, mostly Koreans​

By Hyunjoo Jin, Heekyong Yang, Ted Hesson and David Shepardson

  • Raid halts construction of major car battery factory in Georgia
  • Project is part of biggest investment in the state
  • 475 workers arrested in largest DHS enforcement operation
  • Raid could strain US-South Korea relations amid trade tensions
  • Hyundai and LGES pause construction
ATLANTA/WASHINGTON/SEOUL, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Hundreds of workers at a Hyundai Motor (005380.KS), opens new tab car battery facility under construction in Georgia were detained in a raid by U.S. authorities on Thursday, stopping work on a plant that is one of the Korean automaker's major investments in the U.S.

About 475 workers, most of whom were South Korean nationals, were arrested, according to U.S. immigration officials, the largest single-site enforcement operation in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) history.

President Donald Trump's administration has been escalating a crackdown on immigrants, disrupting businesses around the country, even as the White House has encouraged more inflows from foreign investors.

The arrests could exacerbate tensions between Washington and Seoul, a key ally and investor in the U.S. The countries have been at odds over the details of a trade deal that includes $350 billion of investments. At a summit last month, South Korea pledged $150 billion in U.S. investments - including $26 billion from Hyundai Motor.

Homeland Security officials said the workers arrested at the Ellabell, Georgia, site were barred from working in the U.S. after crossing the border illegally or overstaying visas. The investigation took place over several months, Steven Schrank, special agent in charge of investigations for Georgia, said during a press briefing.

"This was not an immigration operation where agents went into the premises, rounded up folks and put them on buses," he said. Schrank said there was a network of subcontractors on the site.

A Hyundai Motor spokesperson said none of the people detained were employed directly by the automaker.

The company said its chief manufacturing officer for North America, Chris Susock, would "assume governance of the entire megasite in Georgia."
"We will conduct an investigation to ensure all suppliers and their subcontractors comply with all laws and regulations. Hyundai has zero tolerance for those who don’t follow the law," it said.

The arrested workers were being held at ICE's Folkston, Georgia, detention facility, Schrank said. Most of the 475 people are South Korean nationals, he said. Korean media has put the number of South Koreans detained at roughly 300 people.

The raid - dubbed "Operation Low Voltage" - included more than 400 law enforcement officers after a months-long investigation.

A spokesperson at Hyundai's battery joint venture partner, South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solutions (373220.KS), opens new tab, said in a statement it was cooperating and had paused construction work. The facility, a joint venture between LGES and Hyundai Motor, was due to start operations at the end of this year, according to LGES.

Hyundai Motor shares ended down 0.7% on Friday, and LGES shares dropped 2.3%.

'LARGEST DEVELOPMENT PROJECT'​

Under Trump, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, part of DHS, has driven the Republican leader's sweeping crackdown on migrants, bolstered by record funding and new latitude to conduct raids.

Trump has said he wants to deport "the worst of the worst" criminals but ICE figures have shown a rise in non-criminals being picked up. Rights advocates have denounced such raids.

The White House said on Friday that "any foreign workers brought in for specific projects must enter the United States legally and with proper work authorizations."

South Korea's Foreign Ministry expressed regret and concern about the raid. "The economic activities of our companies investing in the United States and the interests of our citizens must not be unduly violated during the course of U.S. law enforcement," ministry spokesperson Lee Jae-woong said in a statement on Friday.

Social media video showed a man wearing a vest with the letters HIS, an acronym for Homeland Security Investigations, telling workers in yellow safety vests: "We have a search warrant for the whole site. We need construction to cease immediately. We need all work to end on the site right now."

The U.S. Department of Justice in a statement said several people tried to flee during the raid. Some had to be fished out of a sewage pond on the site, DOJ said.

Georgia's Democratic Party condemned the raid, calling it part of "politically-motivated fear tactics designed to terrorize people who work hard for a living, power our economy, and contribute to the communities across Georgia that they have made their homes." In a statement, a spokesman for Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said: “In Georgia, we will always enforce the law, including all state and federal immigration laws."

Hyundai said its production of electric vehicles at the sprawling site was not affected.

In 2023, Hyundai Motor and LG Energy announced the $4.3 billion venture to produce EV battery cells, with each company holding a 50% stake. The plant will supply batteries for Hyundai, Kia and Genesis EV models.
The battery factory is part of Hyundai's $12.6 billion investments in the state, including the automaker's just-opened car factory, in what would be "the largest economic development project, opens new tab in the state’s history."

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-...reds-hyundai-plant-mostly-koreans-2025-09-05/
 
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