US Edition475 people detained in raid by ICE, other agencies at huge Hyundai site in Georgia, officials say
The raid, part of a criminal investigation into unlawful employment, involved 475 detained workers mostly from South Korea, marking the largest single-site enforcement by Homeland Security Investigations.
- On September 4, 475 people were detained during a raid by federal agents at a Hyundai battery plant construction site in Georgia, marking the largest single-site enforcement operation in the history of Homeland Security Investigations, according to Special Agent Steven Schrank.
- Most of those detained were South Korean nationals, including employees from LG Energy Solution and Hyundai, according to reports from Homeland Security Investigations and South Korea's Foreign Ministry.
- The raid was part of an ongoing criminal investigation into alleged unlawful employment practices, with no criminal charges filed yet, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
- The South Korean Foreign Ministry expressed concerns and is sending personnel to ensure the rights of their citizens are respected, emphasizing the importance of protecting the economic activities of Korean investments in the U.S.
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Seoul confirms over 300 South Koreans held in US battery plant site raid
WASHINGTON: More than 300 South Koreans were among 475 people arrested by US immigration officials in a raid on a Hyundai-LG battery plant being built in the southern US state of Georgia, the foreign minister in Seoul said on Saturday. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
Protesters Rally Against Historic Immigration Raid at Georgia Hyundai Plant
Demonstrators gathered outside the Ellabell Hyundai facility Saturday afternoon, protesting what federal officials are calling the largest single-site immigration enforcement action in Homeland Security Investigations history. The protest brought together multiple activist groups, including the Party for Socialism and Liberation, Democratic Socialists of America, Savannah for Palestine, and Your Space Collective. The federal operation resulted […
How an ICE Raid Caused a Diplomatic Incident With a U.S. Ally
The arrest of hundreds of South Korean nationals in a sweeping immigration raid in Georgia has caused a diplomatic incident between the United States and one of its key allies in Asia. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] South Korean President Lee Jae-myung held an emergency meeting following the arrest of 300 of the country’s citizens at a Hyundai plant near Savannah, in what is being described as the largest single-site enforcement operation eve…
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