A major immigration raid at a Hyundai–LG Energy joint venture battery plant in Georgia is testing a high-stakes economic partnership between the U.S. and South Korea. Federal agents arrested about 450 workers, including more than 30 South Korean nationals, just weeks after Seoul pledged a $350 billion U.S. investment.
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450 arrested in Georgia immigration raid, testing US-South Korea ties

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ICE raided Hyundai–LG’s Georgia battery site, arresting about 450 workers; Seoul protested as construction paused.


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