Trump news at a glance: South Koreans arrested in Ice raid at Hyundai, Pentagon rebranded as ‘Department of War’

Hundreds of workers arrested in raid on Georgia factory; president signs executive order in callback to defense department's original name - key US politics stories from 5 September 2025

South Korea's foreign ministry has expressed concern after many of our nationals" were among hundreds detained during a major Ice raid on a Hyundai factory in Georgia, in a dramatic iteration of the Trump administration's harsh crackdown on immigrants in the US.

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 US law enforcement," a ministry spokesperson, Lee Jae-woong, said in a statement on Friday.