Several South Korean firms have pulled or prolonged a pause on investment in U.S. projects after a massive immigration raid on a Hyundai plant in Georgia that resulted in hundreds of Koreans arrested. Powered By

Despite reassurances from the Trump administration, South Korean investors remain cautious, according to three people that represent South Korean and East Asia-based firms in the United States that paused or retreated from U.S. investment plans.

As of early this week, at least two companies with projects in development had decided against investing in the U.S. and at least four companies have extended pauses on projects put in place back after the Hyundai raid in September, according to two consultants and one lawyer with clients in East Asia.

Tami Overby, an international busi

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