"Thursday's raid targeted one of Georgia's largest and most high-profile manufacturing sites, touted by the governor and other officials as the largest economic development project in the state's history. Hyundai Motor Group, South Korea's biggest automaker, began manufacturing EVs a year ago at the $7.6 billion plant, which employs about 1,200 people, and has partnered with LG Energy Solution to build an adjacent battery plant, slated to open next year."
"In a televised statement, Lee said the ministry is taking active measures to address the case, dispatching diplomats from its embassy in Washington and consulate in Atlanta to the site, and planning to form an on-site response team centered on the local mission. "The business activities of our investors and the rights of our nationals must not be unjustly infringed in the process of U.S. law enforcement," Lee said."
South Korea expressed concern and regret over a large U.S. immigration enforcement operation at a Georgia site where Hyundai manufactures electric vehicles. South Korean officials described the number of detained nationals as large but did not confirm specific figures amid media reports of about 300 detained and U.S. agency posts of roughly 450 apprehensions. The raid targeted the construction area for an adjacent battery plant at the $7.6 billion Hyundai facility, which employs about 1,200 people. Seoul dispatched diplomats from Washington and Atlanta and plans an on-site response team to protect investor business activities and nationals' rights.
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