总统特朗普声称475名合法来访的现代工人在美国非法居留,引发争议。 President Trump sparks controversy by claiming 475 legally-visaed Hyundai workers were in the U.S. illegally.

一名移民律师声称,475名被拘留的现代工人,主要是南朝鲜工程师和设备安装人,在美国合法地持有B-1短期专门工作签证。 An immigration attorney claims that the 475 detained Hyundai workers, mostly South Korean engineers and equipment installers, were in the U.S. legally under B-1 visas for short-term specialized work. 他们正在一家美国公司不制造的新的电池厂里安装机器, 这一过程需要数年时间才能训练美国人。 They were setting up machinery at a new battery plant that U.S. companies don't manufacture, a process that would take years to train Americans. 尽管如此,特朗普总统认为他们非法在那里,引发了对突袭的争议。 Despite this, President Trump argued they were there illegally, sparking controversy over the raid.