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, federal agents conducted a large immigration raid at a Hyundai battery plant site in Georgia, arresting 475 individuals, according to Special Agent Steve Schrank of Homeland Security Investigations.
- The operation involved multiple agencies, including ICE and the FBI, targeting unlawful employment practices, as stated by the Department of Homeland Security in a press release.
- Most detainees were South Korean nationals, including workers from South Korean companies LG Energy Solution and Hyundai Motor Group, prompting concerns from the South Korean Foreign Ministry regarding their rights and interests, as reported by spokesperson Lee Jaewoong.
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More than 300 South Koreans were arrested during a raid at a Hyundai plant under construction in the United States. Their government announced support.
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Seoul says over 300 South Koreans held in US battery plant site raid
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.
South Koreans are swept up in immigration raid at Hyundai plant in Georgia - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Immigration authorities arrested hundreds of workers for a major South Korean battery maker at a Hyundai plant in Georgia, U.S. officials said Friday, calling it the largest-ever Homeland Security enforcement operation at a single location.
Massive ICE Raid Nets Hundreds at Hyundai-LG Battery Plant - Real News Now
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s investigative unit, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), recently implemented what it calls its largest single-location operation to date. This resulted in the arrest of 475 individuals at a battery plant being built in Georgia in collaboration between Hyundai and LG. Code-named ‘Operation Low Voltage,’ the industrial site witnessed an extensive surprise inspection conducted by HSI agents in larg…
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