South Korea says 'many' of its nationals were detained in immigration raid on Hyundai facility in Georgia

NBC news ^ | 9/4/25 | staff

[CFW]

South Korea said Friday that it had expressed “concern and regret” to the U.S. Embassy over an immigration raid on a Hyundai facility in Georgia during which it said “many” South Korean nationals had been detained.

“The economic activities of our companies investing in the U.S. and the rights and interests of our nationals must not be unfairly violated,” said Lee Jae-woong, a spokesperson for the foreign ministry of the key U.S. ally, according to the Yonhap news agency.

Agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as well as Homeland Security Investigations and other federal agencies were involved in the operation on Thursday, which an ICE spokesperson said was conducted in connection with an investigation into “unlawful employment practices and other serious federal crimes.”

Steven Schrank, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Georgia, told reporters on Thursday afternoon that the alleged unlawful practices were taking place at the “multi-hundred acre” construction site where South Korean companies Hyundai and LG Energy Solution are jointly building a new battery plant next to their manufacturing facility for electric vehicles.

[CFW]

Over 450 people were taken into custody.

Governor Kemp brags about bringing jobs to Georgia, but most of those jobs are going to illegal aliens.

[CFW]

“US immigration officers raid Georgia site where Hyundai makes electric vehicles”

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/immigration-news/us-immigration-officers-raid-georgia-hyundai-site/85-e4559da7-fb33-4eee-85b6-43c122d2932c

“The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that agents executed a search warrant “as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into allegations of unlawful employment practices and other serious federal crimes.” It did not say whether anyone was detained or arrested.

However, in a X post from ATF Atlanta, the agency shared that it along with several others were at the plant and 450 people were apprehended.”

[9YearLurker]

I wonder what their original means of entry to the country was. Tourist visas?

[Flaming Conservative]

Detained, as in checking credentials? That could mean a few minutes to a few hours. Not the same as arrested or taken into custody. I need more info.

[Liz]

South Korea says ‘many’ of its nationals were “detained”
in immigration raid on Hyundai facility in Georgia.......

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So?

[Iron Munro]

HYUNDAI GIVES GEORGIA STATE TAXPAYERS A GOOD ROGERING

The state of Georgia gave Hyundai $2.1 billion dollars of taxpayer money in tax breaks and incentives to build their manufacturing plant in Georgia.

The incentives include state income tax credits and sales tax exemptions to fund construction, roads, infrastructure, and worker recruitment and training.

The intent was for Hyundai to create jobs for Americans.

It turns out that Hyundai used much of that money to provide jobs for Koreans instead of Americans.

[libertylover]

Detained, as in checking credentials? That could mean a few minutes to a few hours. Not the same as arrested or taken into custody. I need more info.

But you're someone who's interested in the truth. This story was from NBC, and they want you to think that people were rounded up and put into cattle cars going to a concentration camp.

[CFW]

Kemp spends a lot of time overseas begging companies to come here and gives them large tax breaks to do so. They then destroy rural farm land, put stress on the infrastructure, increase taxes on the people, and bring in foreigners to man the jobs Kemp promised. I wonder how much he gets in kick-backs?

[Flaming Conservative]

True. Detained could also mean ICE locked everyone inside to sort things out.

[nagant]

The United States offers reduced tariff rates to South Korean car makers in exchange for these car makers employing U.S. workers and assembling cars in the US. What are we gaining in this deal if Korea builds these factories and cars using Korean workers?

[Gasshog]

Ohh Dear, Somebuddy got their wires crossed?

I dun think so...BUSTED!

[Valpal1]

I’m thinking the same thing. Lots of visa jumpers.

Hyundai needs to have it’s US books DOGE’d good and hard because they’ve been playing fast and loose.

[philman_36]

...the rights and interests of our nationals must not be unfairly violated,” said Lee Jae-woong...

GREAT! That means there should be no problems in
sending those here illegally back to South Korea.
It's their "right" to be sent back to their home country.

[Felicitations]

If Hyundai is hiring illegal aliens, some of their nationals should be detained.