Noem says roundup of Koreans at Hyundai plant in Georgia won’t deter investment in the US

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON AP Homeland Guard Secretary Kristi Noem disclosed Monday she doesn t think the detention of hundreds of South Koreans in an immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia will deter assets in the United States because such tough actions mean there is no uncertainty about the Trump administration s policies The detention of workers more than of them South Korean in the Sept raid has caused confusion shock and a sense of betrayal among various in the U S -allied nation This is a great opportunity for us to make sure that all companies are reassured that when you come to the United States you ll know what the rules of the meeting are Noem explained at a meeting in London of ministers from the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing partnership focused on perimeter shield United States Secretary of Homeland Safeguard Kristi Noem speaks to the media during the Five Country Ministerial meeting at the Honourable Artillery Company in London Monday Sept AP Photo Kin Cheung We re encouraging all companies who want to come to the United States and help our business sector and employ people that we encourage them to employ U S citizens and to bring people to our country that want to follow our laws and work here the right way she communicated reporters The detained Koreans would be deported after most of were detained for ignoring removal orders while a meager had engaged in other criminal activity and will face the consequences Noem explained Newly appointed U K Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood welcomed Noem and ministers from Canada Australia and New Zealand to an th-century army headquarters for talks on countering unauthorized migration child sexual abuse and the spread of opioids Mahmood who was placed in the interior minister job in a shakeup of Prime Minister Keir Starmer s Cabinet on Friday commented the ministers would agree new measures to protect our borders with our five eyes partners hitting people-smugglers hard The far-flung countries are close allies with a few common problems but also widely differ in their approaches to migration The Trump administration s operation of street raids mass detentions and large-scale deportations of unauthorized transients has drawn domestic and international criticism and a host of legal challenges Noem reported there had not been disagreements among the ministers in talks focused on sharing information on criminal gangs using system to disrupt their networks and speeding extradition arrangements I don t think that the discussion this day has covered politics at all she explained It is what tools do we have that we can share so we can each protect our countries better Noem disclosed that when we put tough measures in place the more that we can talk about that and share that is an inspiration to other countries to do the same Related Articles South Koreans feel betrayed over detainment of hundreds of workers at plant raid in Georgia Republicans are eager for President Trump to expand his use of the military on US soil Boston s ICE surge to spread Homan says Pols Politics MassGOP blasts Ayanna Pressley over landlord income ICE surge underway in Greater Boston Herald rides along Our officers aren t stopping She denied a plan to expand immigration raids and deploy the National Guard in Chicago which has met with opposition from local and state functionaries was on hold Nothing s on hold Everything is full speed ahead Noem recounted reporters saying we can run as a multitude of operations every single day as we need to to keep America safe Also attending Monday s talks were Canadian Residents Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree Australia s Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke and Judith Collins the attorney general and defense minister of New Zealand Britain s center-left Labour governing body is struggling to bring down the number of immigrants bridging the English Channel in small boats certain so far this year It faces calls from opposition parties to leave the European Convention on Human Rights in order to take tougher action The executive says it won t do that but may tweak the interpretation of the rights convention in British law It has struck a deal with France to return certain refugees who cross the channel and is working on similar agreements with other countries