South Korean nationals detained at construction site of electric-car battery plant

South Korean nationals detained at construction site of electric-car battery plant

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

Immigration authorities detained 475 people, most of them South Koreans, during a raid on Hyundai's EV manufacturing site in Georgia.

Hyundai-LG site in Georgia targeted in biggest ICE operation of Trump’s administration

Several hundred workers, most of them South Korean nationals, were detained at the construction site of a sprawling electric vehicle battery plant on Thursday.

Arrest of hundreds of workers in Georgia marks dramatic escalation in immigration raids