ICE, Homeland Security Conduct Enforcement Operation at Hyundai Georgia Plants

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) conducted a large-scale enforcement operation at Hyundai's electric vehicle manufacturing site and adjacent battery plant construction site in Bryan County, Georgia. The operation resulted in the temporary shutdown of construction work at the HL-GA Battery Company site, a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution. Hundreds of undercover law enforcement vehicles, Humvees, and large buses were seen at the location, with Georgia State Patrol assisting by blocking roads and securing the area. While exact details about detainees or the scope of the raid remain sealed under indictment, the operation is notable as the first workplace enforcement action against a Fortune 500 company during President Donald Trump's administration. Hyundai has stated it is cooperating fully with authorities and committed to complying with labor and immigration regulations. The raid is part of the administration's broader immigration enforcement and mass deportation agenda, which has included raids at various workplaces across the country.