"Hundreds of workers at a factory being built in Georgia to make car batteries for Hyundai and Kia electric vehicles were detained in a huge raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) on Thursday that stopped construction. The facility is part of what would be the biggest industrial investment in the state's history and had been hailed as a huge boost for the economy by Georgia's Republican governor, Brian Kemp."
"At least 450 people were arrested, according to the Atlanta office of the US justice department agency the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. However, the Korea Economic Daily later reported about 560 workers at the Hyundai facility and LG Energy Solution (LGES), had been detained, citing unidentified industry sources. About 300 are South Korean nationals, according to local media reports."
"An agent at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said multiple federal agencies, including Ice, the FBI and the DEA conducted a judicially authorized enforcement operation, as we are actively conducting an investigation into unlawful employment practices. Arrests are being made, Steven Schrank, the special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations for Georgia, said in a news briefing. A government official representing South Korea, the home of Hyundai Motor, said those arrested were being held at an Ice detention facility."
Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained hundreds of workers at a Georgia factory under construction to make car batteries for Hyundai and Kia, halting construction. The facility was part of the largest industrial investment in Georgia and previously had been hailed as an economic boost by Governor Brian Kemp. Authorities arrested at least 450 people, with some sources reporting about 560 detained and roughly 300 identified as South Korean nationals. Multiple federal agencies including ICE, the FBI and the DEA conducted a judicially authorized enforcement operation targeting alleged unlawful employment practices. The raid disrupted Hyundai and LG Energy Solution's project and prompted concern from South Korea's foreign ministry.
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