US Edition475 people detained in raid by ICE, other agencies at huge Hyundai site in Georgia, officials say
Federal authorities detained 475 workers, mostly South Korean nationals, amid a months-long investigation into visa violations and unlawful employment practices at a major EV battery plant.
- Federal, state, and local authorities executed a large immigration raid detaining 475 workers at the Hyundai-LG battery plant construction site in Bryan County, Georgia.
- The raid followed a tip from a U.S. politician alleging unauthorized hiring at the plant, which is central to Georgia’s $7.6 billion economic development plan promising 8,500 jobs.
- Most detainees were South Korean nationals held at an ICE facility, prompting South Korean diplomatic efforts and a pledge to repatriate them on a chartered flight.
- Hyundai and LG are cooperating with authorities while construction remains paused, and the plant is not scheduled to start operations until late 2025 or early 2026.
- The raid exposed tensions over job promises and triggered online harassment of the politician who reported it, raising questions about immigration enforcement and the regional economy.
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Hyundai will spend $2.7 billion expanding Georgia plant raided by ICE
By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press Hyundai Motor Group on Thursday confirmed it is going forward with previously announced plans to expand its Georgia plant, just weeks after an immigration raid delayed the startup of an electric vehicle battery plant at the site. As part of a broader investment strategy, Hyundai said it would spend $2.7 billion to increase production capacity at the Ellabell site by 200,000 over the next three years, to a total…
Nearly 500 workers were taken in a raid at Hyundai’s battery plant. In a quiet Georgia town, the silence is deafening
If you drove into Ellabell, Georgia, on State Route 204 – past a few double-wides, a couple of churches and a Dollar General – you’d never guess a massive automobile complex sits just a few miles away.
'Almost certainly a lie': Trump's justification of latest raid slammed by analysts
Analysts roundly criticized President Donald Trump's explanation on Sunday night of why immigration officials raided a Hyundai electric car battery plant in Georgia. On Friday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials detained 475 South Korean workers who were helping set up with battery plant in Georgia. In 2023, the company announced it would spend $2 billion to build the plant. Trump justified the move on Sunday in a post on Truth Social…
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