US immigration officers raid Georgia site where Hyundai makes electric vehicles

Homeland Security Official Says 475 People Were Detained During an Immigration Raid in Georgia

The raid targeted one of Georgia’s largest and most high-profile manufacturing sites, where Hyundai Motor Group a year ago began manufacturing electric vehicles at a $7.6 billion plant west of Savannah that employs about 1,200 people.

475 people detained during immigration raid on Hyundai factory in Georgia

Officers detained 475 people during an immigration raid on a Hyundai factory for electric vehicles in Georgia.

South Koreans Swept Up in Immigration Raid at Hyundai E.V. Plant in Georgia

They were among nearly 500 workers apprehended at a construction site for a South Korean battery maker, officials said. The episode prompted diplomatic concern in Seoul.

Work paused at Hyundai's U.S. site after hundreds of workers detained in raid

Hundreds of workers at a Hyundai Motor facility being built in Georgia have been detained in a major raid by U.S. authorities, forcing a pause in the construction of a car battery factory that is part of a major investment in the state by the Korean automaker.

Homeland security official says 475 people were detained during an immigration raid in Georgia

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Some 475 people were detained during an immigration raid at a sprawling Georgia site where South Korean auto company Hyundai manufactures electric vehicles, according to a Homeland Security official.

Hundreds of workers detained in major Ice raid at US Hyundai factory

South Korea concerned after at least 450 were arrested at Georgia work site making batteries for Hyundai and Kia carsHundreds of workers at a factory being built in Georgia to make car batteries for Hyundai and Kia electric vehicles were detained in a massive 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 ha…