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.
- An Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid detained approximately 475 workers at a Hyundai battery plant site in Georgia on September 4, 2025, including more than 300 Korean workers.
- South Korea expressed 'concern and regret' over the raid, emphasizing that the rights of its citizens should not be unfairly violated during U.S. legal actions.
- The raid was described as the largest single-site operation by Homeland Security Investigations and aimed at unlawful employment.
- Hyundai stated it is cooperating with U.S. authorities to secure the swift release of detained individuals and believes that none of those arrested are direct employees of the company.
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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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