A South Korean worker who witnessed a massive immigration operation at a car factory in Georgia last week has told the BBC of panic and confusion as federal agents descended on the site and arrested hundreds.
The man, who asked to remain anonymous, was at the site jointly owned by Hyundai and LG Energy when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other agents arrested 475 people, including 300 South Korean nationals, with some being led away in chains.
He said the first he knew of the raid, which took place on Thursday, was when he and his colleagues started receiving a deluge of phone calls from bosses.
"Multiple phone lines were ringing and the message was to shut down operations," he said.
As news spread of the raid, he said worried family members tried in vain to contact the workers who had been targeted.
