Top Stories — Monday, September 8, 2025
What is trending in the USA today? Here is Breaking News:
- London Tube Strike Takes Effect, Causing Travel Chaos — nyt News
- What to know about the Hyundai-LG plant immigration raid in Georgia — CNBC
- Republican wants judges held accountable if they release repeat violent criminals who strike again — Fox News
London Tube Strike Takes Effect, Causing Travel Chaos
Source: nyt News • Published: 9/8/2025, 10:01:35 PM
The London Underground shuddered largely to a halt on Monday, as one of the world's biggest public transit systems was hit by a labor strike that is scheduled to continue until Friday morning, affecting millions of travelers.
Stations on the underground network, known as the Tube, were shuttered, and buses and trains running above ground were more crowded than usual, while many commuters walked or cycled into the city. Trams and the Elizabeth line, a relatively new route running from the east to the west of London, were operating on Monday.
Still, with more than four million Tube journeys made every weekday, stores, bars, restaurants and other businesses were braced for financial losses if, as expected, more people work remotely and avoid central London.
Against a backdrop of rising food and energy costs, labor unrest has afflicted several parts of Britain in recent years, including a long-running dispute by garbage collectors in Birmingham, the country's second most populous city.
The strike on the London Underground mainly centers on a push to improve conditions and eventually to move to a 32-hour, four-day workweek.
What to know about the Hyundai-LG plant immigration raid in Georgia
Source: CNBC • Published: 9/8/2025, 9:54:52 PM
The South Korean government said it is working to return its nationals who were detained in an immigration raid on a Hyundai facility in Georgia last week.
Federal and immigration agents conducted a massive sweep on the plant in Ellabell, Georgia, arresting 475 people as part of an investigation into allegations of unlawful employment practices. A South Korean spokesperson told NBC News that more than 300 of the arrests were South Korean nationals.
U.S. authorities, who had a search warrant, said the arrested workers were working or living in the country illegally.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's office said Sunday that detainees will be returned to South Korea on a chartered flight. When asked for comment on Monday, Hyundai directed CNBC to its Friday statement that said it is "committed to full compliance with all laws and regulations in every market."
Thursday's raid, the latest in President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration, marked the Department of Homeland Security's largest single-site enforcement operation in its history, according to Steven Schrank, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Georgia.
White House border czar Tom Homan told CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday that the Trump administration would continue focusing on workplaces for immigration raids.
"We're going to do more worksite enforcement operations," he said. "These companies that hire illegal aliens, they undercut their competition that's paying U.S. citizen salaries."
The Georgia plant is home to South Korean companies Hyundai and LG Energy Solution, which are building a battery manufacturing plant together. The $7.6 billion Hyundai plant employs more than 1,200 people. The company began building its manufacturing plant in 2022 and started making electric vehicles less than two years later, making the plant one of the largest economic developments in the state.
LG Energy Solution said on Saturday that 47 of its employees were detained, along with an additional 250 people from "equipment partner companies."
Schrank said the arrested workers were employed by contractors and subcontractors.
In a Friday statement, U.S. Attorney Margaret Heap said more than 400 agents took part in the raid.
"The goal of this operation is to reduce illegal employment and prevent employers from gaining an unfair advantage by hiring unauthorized workers," Heap said in the statement. "Another goal is to protect unauthorized workers from exploitation."
In a statement to NBC News on Friday, Hyundai said it was monitoring the situation and that none of the detainees were direct employees of the auto company.
The South Korean government said on Friday that it conveyed its "concern and regret" to the U.S. Embassy and urged them to ensure the South Korean employees' rights were not violated.
"In the course of U.S. law enforcement, the economic activities of our investment firms and the rights and interests of our nationals must not be unjustly infringed upon," said Lee Jae-woong, a spokesperson for South Korea's foreign ministry.
In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote that he is calling on all foreign companies investing in the U.S. to "please respect our Nation's Immigration Laws."
"Your Investments are welcome, and we encourage you to LEGALLY bring your very smart people, with great technical talent, to build World Class products, and we will make it quickly and legally possible for you to do so. What we ask in return is that you hire and train American Workers," he wrote.
Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Trump also said the raid had no connection to the economic ties between the two countries, saying that the U.S. has "a great relationship" with South Korea.
Hyundai told NBC News Monday morning that business travel to the U.S. remains in place, with some trips subject to internal review.
Republican wants judges held accountable if they release repeat violent criminals who strike again
Source: Fox News • Published: 9/8/2025, 9:53:45 PM
Republican Rep. Randy Fine of Florida wants judges to face consequences if they release violent repeat offenders who go on to perpetrate additional crimes.
"I'm going to introduce legislation to hold judges accountable when violent repeat offenders they release commit new crimes," the congressman declared in a post on X.
"It's easy to release criminals when you're protected by an armed bailiff at all times. The rest of us aren't so lucky," Fine continued. He asserted that the "judges that released Decarlos Brown Jr. should have their day in court too."
Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., leaves the U.S. Capitol after the last votes of the week on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department noted last month Decarlos Brown Jr., 34, was "charged with First Degree Murder" in a case involving 23-year-old victim, Iryna Zarutska.
Brown has been arrested multiple times over the years, including in January for allegedly misusing the 911 system. He was released without bail following that arrest.
Court records indicate that Brown pleaded guilty to robbery with a dangerous weapon in 2015.
Ukrainian Iryna Zarutska came to the U.S. to escape war but was stabbed to death in Charlotte on Friday. (EVGENIYA RUSH on GoFundMe)
Elon Musk endorsed Fine's proposal.
"Sorely needed!" the business tycoon exclaimed when sharing the lawmaker's post.
Elon Musk attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre on June 16, 2023 in Paris, France. (Chesnot/Getty Images)
Rep. Fine joined the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this year after winning a special election.
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