Internal documents have come to light showing that LG Energy Solution of South Korea had been resorting to a variety of methods to bypass U.S. visa restrictions long before Donald Trump returned to the presidency and the U.S. government initiated a large-scale crackdown, which led to the detention of hundreds of LG employees. LG Energy Solution's heavy reliance on the visa waiver program traces its roots back to the tenure of Trump's predecessor. This situation underscores a long-standing predicament faced by South Korean firms—the persistent hurdles in securing short-term visas for the professionals required in U.S. high-tech manufacturing facilities.