LONDON (AP) 鈥 U.S. 色色啦land Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday she doesn鈥檛 think the detention of hundreds of South Koreans in an immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia will deter investment in the United States because such tough actions mean there is no uncertainty about the Trump administration鈥檚 policies.
The detention of 475 workers, more than 300 of them South Korean, in the has caused confusion, shock and a sense of betrayal among many in the U.S.-allied nation.
鈥淭his is a great opportunity for us to make sure that all companies are reassured that when you come to the United States, you鈥檒l know what the rules of the game are,鈥 Noem said at a meeting in London of ministers from the 鈥淔ive Eyes鈥 intelligence-sharing partnership focused on border security.
President Donald Trump on Sunday defended a massive immigration raid by federal agents on an electric-vehicle manufacturing site in Georgia operated by South Korean automaker Hyundai. South Korea says it has reached a deal with the U.S. for the release of detained South Korean workers. (Sept. 8, 2025)
AP Video鈥淲e鈥檙e encouraging all companies who want to come to the United States and help our economy 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,鈥 she told reporters.
The detained Koreans would be deported after most were detained for ignoring removal orders, while 鈥渁 few鈥 had engaged in other criminal activity and will 鈥渇ace the consequences,” Noem said.
Newly appointed U.K. 色色啦 Secretary Shabana Mahmood welcomed Noem and ministers from Canada, Australia and New Zealand to the 18th-century headquarters of the Honourable Artillery Company for talks on countering unauthorized migration, child sexual abuse and the spread of opioids.
Mahmood, who was given the interior minister job in on Friday, said the ministers would 鈥渁gree new measures to protect our borders with our Five Eyes partners, hitting people-smugglers hard.鈥
The far-flung countries are close allies with some common problems but also widely differ in their approaches to migration. The Trump administration鈥檚 program of , mass and large-scale deportations of unauthorized migrants has drawn domestic and international criticism and a host of .
Noem says tough measures are an inspiration to others
Noem said there had not been disagreements among the ministers in talks focused on sharing information on criminal gangs, using technology to disrupt their networks and speeding extradition arrangements.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 think that the discussion today has covered politics at all,鈥 she said. 鈥淚t is what resources do we have that we can share so we can each protect our countries better?鈥
Noem said that 鈥渨hen 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.鈥
She denied a plan immigration raids and deploy the in Chicago, which has met with opposition from local and state authorities, was on hold.
鈥淣othing鈥檚 on hold. Everything is full speed ahead,鈥 Noem told reporters, saying 鈥渨e can run as many operations every single day as we need to, to keep America safe.鈥
Also attending Monday’s talks were Canadian Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, Australia鈥檚 色色啦 Affairs Minister Tony Burke and Judith Collins, the attorney general and defense minister of New Zealand.
UK grapples with migrant crossings
Britain鈥檚 center-left Labour government is struggling to bring down the number of migrants , some 30,000 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 government says it won鈥檛 do that, but may tweak the interpretation of the rights convention in British law. It has struck a deal with France to return some migrants who cross the channel and is working on similar agreements with other countries.
Mahmood said Monday that the U.K. could suspend issuing visas to people from countries that do not agree to take back their citizens with no right to remain in Britain, though she did not name any potential countries.
鈥淲e do expect countries to play ball, play by the rules, and if one of your citizens has no right to be in our country, you do need to take them back,鈥 she said.
