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Three Japanese Nationals Among Those Detained by ICE at Hyundai Plant in Georgia
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained over 470 workers, including 300+ South Koreans and three Japanese, during a raid at a Hyundai EV battery plant construction site.
- On September 4, ICE led a multiagency raid that detained 475 at the Hyundai factory near Savannah in Ellabell, Georgia, as part of an active investigation.
- Officials noted the operation followed months-long probes targeting alleged unlawful employment practices and protecting unauthorized workers, Department of Homeland Security officials said.
- Most detainees were South Korean nationals with technical expertise working on the Hyundai and LG Energy Solution joint EV battery project, totaling roughly 300 individuals detained last week.
- Tokyo's consulate and ministers said they are handling the detention of three Japanese nationals, two from Hirano Tecseed, while South Korea plans chartered flights to repatriate detainees as early as Wednesday.
- Observers warned the raid may discourage Korean investment and weaken U.S. competitiveness with China in electric vehicles, linked to the U.S. administration's immigration policy.
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Located in Georgia, the "metaplant" of South Korean industrialists was the subject of the largest raid by the federal immigration services on Thursday, 4 September, which took 475 people there.
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nippon.com3 Japanese Detained in ICE Raid at Hyundai Plant in U.S.
Seoul/Washington (Jiji Press) —Three Japanese nationals were among the 475 people detained during a raid by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the construction site of a Hyundai Motor Co. plant in the southern state of Georgia, it was learned Tuesday.
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