South Korea responds after ICE detains 475 workers at a Hyundai-LG battery plant in Georgia
A photo published by ATF Atlanta of the DHS and ICE raid on a joint Hyundai-LG battery plant under construction in Georgia.ATF AtlantaSouth Korea has expressed its concern after the arrests of hundreds of its citizens at a Hyundai facility in Georgia.President Lee Jae Myung has reportedly vowed "all-out efforts" to respond to the incident.Nearly 500 workers were detained in an immigration raid at the Hyundai-LG battery plant.South Korea has expressed its concern after hundreds of its citizens were arrested in an immigration raid on a Hyundai facility in Georgia on Thursday.At an emergency government meeting on Saturday, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said he felt "a heavy sense of responsibility over the arrests" and that he may travel to Washington in an effort to resolve the situation, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported.He added that President Lee Jae Myung had told officials to make "all-out efforts" to respond to the incident, the report said.Nearly 500 workers were detained at a new Hyundai-LG battery facility during the raid.It came as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into allegations of unlawful employment practices and other federal crimes, an official for the Department of Homeland Security told Business Insider."This, in fact, was the largest single-site enforcement operation in the history of Homeland Security investigations," said Steven Schrank, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations for Georgia, during a press conference Friday.A total of 475 workers were detained, a majority of whom were Korean nationals, the official said. The arrests included many subcontractors, and no formal charges had been filed at the time of the press conference, the official added.Hyundai, based in Seoul, is one of the world's largest automobile manufacturers by revenue.The Georgia battery factory that was raided is still under construction and due to open in the first half of next year. It is part of a larger, $7.6 billion operation that includes a production plant for Hyundai's electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, as well as autos for its Genesis luxury brand and sister company Kia."Hyundai Motor Company is aware of the immigration enforcement action that took place at the construction site of its supplier, the HL-GA Battery Company, in Bryan County, Georgia," the company said in an updated statement. "We are closely monitoring the situation while working to understand the specific circumstances. Based on our current understanding, none of those detained is directly employed by Hyundai Motor Company."The company said that it is "committed to full compliance with all laws and regulations in every market where we operate," including employment verification and immigration laws.Chris Susock, the North America chief manufacturing officer, is taking over the Georgia site, according to Hyundai, and ensuring that subcontractors are
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