On July 30, 2025, US President Donald Trump announced that the US would reduce the “reciprocal tariff” rate imposed on South Korea from 25% to 15%. In return, South Korea pledged to invest US$350 billion in the US, with 90% of the investment profits returning to America. However, by mid-September, hundreds of South Korean workers were handcuffed and detained by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) due to visa violations. Could this incident severely damage Trump’s “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) agenda?