ICE Raid Threatens to Unravel South Korea’s Wins With Trump (2)

The detention of hundreds of South Koreans in a US immigration raid sent shock waves through the Asian nation and plunged Lee Jae Myung into the biggest diplomatic challenge of his young presidency.

Lee, who’s won accolades at home and around the world for his deft handling of his US counterpart, was caught off guard by the raid at an under-construction Hyundai Motor Co.-LG Energy Solution Ltd. battery plant in the state of Georgia. Trying to contain the fallout, he quickly dispatched his top diplomat, to seek the return of about 300 workers. Lee said Tuesday that the ...