Federal agents raided a Hyundai complex in Georgia yesterday, detaining 475 people, most of them South Korean nationals. Homeland Security Investigations officials called it the agency's largest single-site enforcement operation.
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Steven Schrank, the agency's Georgia unit head, said the raid followed a months-long probe into alleged unlawful hiring of migrants who crossed the border illegally, overstayed visas, or lacked work authorization. Agents targeted an under-construction battery plant co-owned by South Korean carmaker Hyundai and battery company LG Energy Solution. The facility is next to Hyundai’s $7.6B EV plant, which employs about 1,200 people and Gov. Brian Kemp (R) touted as Georgia’s largest-ever economic development project. See photos.
| | Hyundai shows off its new $7.6B electric vehicle plant in Georgia as Tru...Hyundai says it will expand production capacity by two-thirds at its sprawling new electric vehicle plant in Geo... |
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South Korea’s foreign minister sent diplomats to the site yesterday, expressing concern that US law enforcement may have infringed on the rights and business activities of South Korean citizens. The country recently pledged to invest $350B in US industries.
| | Exclusive-Top South Korea official says policy institutions to lead on $...SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's pledge to invest $350 billion in strategic U.S. industries as part of a trade dea... |
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Separately, a federal judge yesterday blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary legal protections for over 1 million Haitians and Venezuelans.
| | Judge blocks Trump administration's ending of legal protections for 1.1M...A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary legal protections that have granted m... |
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