450 was detained in a raid by ICE, other agencies on the huge Hyundai site in Georgia, the officials say

Savana, Georgia. On Thursday, the US immigration authorities raided the sprawling site where Hyundai manufactures electric cars in southeast Georgia, where the process of closing the construction was conducted on a adjacent factory that is built to produce EV batteries.

in Posted on XThe Atlanta Office of the Alcohol, tobacco office, firearms and explosives said it “joined HSI, FBI, Dea, ICE, GSP and other agencies in a major migration enforcement in the Hyundai Mega Site Battery in Brian County, GA, which leads to the understanding of 450 Aliens Aliens, which focuses on our commitment to our commitment In our commitment. “

The process targeted one of the largest and most manufacturing sites in Georgia, which the ruler and other officials described as the largest economic development project in the state’s history. The Hyundai Motor Group group started making EVS a year ago at $ 7.6 billion, which hires about 1,200 people.

Lindsay Williams, a spokesman for the American Immigration and Customs, confirmed that the federal authorities are conducting an enforcement in a 3000 -acre location west of Safana. He said that the agents were focusing on the construction site for the battery factory.

The Ministry of Internal Security said in a statement that the agents carried out an inspection note “as part of the ongoing criminal investigation into the allegations of illegal employment practices and other serious federal crimes.”

The South Korean Foreign Ministry said in a statement that “the economic activities of Korean investment companies and the rights and interests of Korean citizens should not be fairly violated during American law enforcement operations.

“We actively respond to this incident by sending the Consul General of the American Embassy in Seoul and the General Consulate in Atlanta to the site and directing the formation of a response team on the site that focuses on the local embassy.

“In Seoul, we also conveyed our fears and sorry today through the American embassy in Korea and urged them to be very careful to ensure that the legitimate rights and interests of Korean citizens are not violated.”

Georgia state patrol soldiers prevented the roads to Hyundai. The Ministry of Public Safety in Georgia confirmed that it was sent to assist the federal authorities.

The video posted on social media on Thursday showed that workers in yellow safety jackets are lining up as a man wearing a face mask and a tactical jacket with HSI messages, which means investigations into internal security, telling them: “We are internal security. We have an inspection note for the entire site.”

“We need to stop immediately,” says the man. “We need all work to end the site now.”

The Trump administration has performed comprehensive icy operations as part of a Collective deportation agenda. Immigration officers raided farm, construction sites, restaurants and car repair shops.

The Pew Research Center, citing the data of the First Statistical Office, says that the American workforce has lost more than 1.2 million immigrants from January to July. This includes illegal persons in the country as well as the legal population.

In addition to making electric cars on the site facing the 16th highway in Brian County, Hyundai has also made a partnership with LG Energy Solution to build a battery factory. It is scheduled to open it next year.

The company said in a statement that the joint company, HL-GA Battery Company, is fully cooperating with the competent authorities. “To help their work, we temporarily stopped construction.”

But LG Energy Solution Ltd. In South Korea, she refused to comment on Raid to CBS News.

Factory spokesman Bianca Johnson said the operations at the EV manufacturer in Hyundai were not boycotted.

“This did not affect the people working at work,” Johnson said in an email. “Production and normal working hours have already started for today,” when the authorities closed the arrival.