South Koreans detained in ICE raid at Hyundai electric vehicle site in Georgia
US immigration officials, according to one of the agencies participating in the operation, raided a large Hyundai production area in Georgia and led to the arrest of more than 450 people.
Built by the Korean automobile manufacturer to build an electric vehicle, an area of 3,000 acres has been operational for a year.
The Ministry of Homeland Security said that the BBC’s US partner CBS News, agents, “illegal employment practices and other serious federal crimes” because of the allegations of a search for a search ordered.
South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Korean citizens were among those detained.
Inside A shipment in xAtlanta, alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives office office, Bryan County 450 “illegal aliens” to arrest a series of other agents, including ice (migration and customs protection), he said.
It is unclear how many South Korean has been detained.
“The economic activities of Korean investment companies and the rights and interests of Korean citizens should not be unjustly violated during the US law enforcement operations.” He said.
The Ministry added that he sent diplomats to the site.
He continued: “In Seoul, we concerned our concerns and regrets today through the US Embassy in Korea and called on them to be very careful to ensure that the legitimate rights and interests of Korea citizens are not violated.”
The videos on social media show the agents covering the workers and there is a order of searching for the facility. Representatives also talk to some workers in the videos.
South Korean companies have promised to deposit billions of dollars to key US industries in the coming years as a way to avoid tariffs.
The Governor of the State Republican Brian Kemp launched Hyundai’s new electric vehicle operation as the largest economic development project in the state’s history of employing 1,200 people.
CBS News, federal agencies research on a adjacent battery facility also closed the construction.
Although President Trump said that priority would be those who commit crimes, he carried out a campaign for the second mission, in which undocumented immigrants promised to be deported.
