As trade tensions between the United States and South Korea persist, American companies operating in the East Asian country are expected to continue bearing the brunt of the fallout from the Trump administration’s immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia last month.

The raid resulted in the detention of more than 300 Korean nationals, who were eventually returned to their native country. In response, the Korean government said it was investigating whether human rights abuses were committed during the Hyundai raid. Yet, American companies have been subjected to harassment by Korean authorities for years.

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