"The deported workers were not Hyundai employees but worked for its contractors and LG Energy Solutions, it’s South Korean partner in the plant. Muñoz said while the workers should not have been here without the proper work visas, there needed to be a change in US law to allow for the kind of work. Muñoz also said last month he expected a deal soon between the countries."
They were NOT here legally.
PERIOD.
It’s a pretty standard evasion for corps to fob off the dirty work of employing illegals to subcontractors. They knew what they were doing to save money and got caught.