Impact of ICE raid on Hyundai battery plant felt from Georgia to South Korea

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The impact of last month’s unprecedented immigration raid at a Hyundai Motor Group battery plant under construction near Savannah is still being felt from Georgia to South Korea.

The federal raid resulted in about 475 people being detained, more than 300 of them South Korean nationals.

The raid has raised concerns in Georgia, where a South Korean company recently committed to building a $223 million facility and employing more than 500 people in Columbus.

It also comes as Gov. Brian Kemp prepares for a visit to South Korea later this month…

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