"Hyundai CEO Jose Muñoz said the battery plant it co-owns with LG Energy Solution will open two to three months later than expected after its workers were targeted by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid. The raid, which led to the arrest of 475 workers, spurred criticism in South Korea, the home country of many of the workers. Muñoz said while the company is committed to $26 billion in planned U.S. investment, the issue with the battery plant needs to be resolved quickly."
"The $4.3 billion operation will delay its opening by two to three months, Muñoz said Thursday, after ICE carried out its largest single-site immigration enforcement at the plant and arrested 475 people. Some of the South Korean citizens who were arrested arrived with short-term visas or under a visa waiver program to help oversee the plant's construction, the New York Times reported. Most were subcontractors, although some of those arrested worked for LG Energy Solution, which co-owns the plant."
An ICE raid at a Georgia battery plant arrested 475 workers and pushed the opening back by two to three months. The plant is a $4.3 billion operation co-owned by Hyundai and LG Energy Solution that will produce batteries for electric vehicles. Many of those arrested were South Korean citizens who arrived on short-term visas or visa waiver programs to help oversee construction. Most arrested individuals were subcontractors; some worked for LG Energy Solution. Specialized foreign workers are needed for construction because certain skills and equipment are not readily available in the United States. The arrests provoked criticism in South Korea. Hyundai remains committed to $26 billion in planned U.S. investment but needs the issue resolved quickly.
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