Large immigration raids on Hyundai-LG plant in Georgia, such a plan was made to take 475 people into custody

The US immigration agency conducted a raid on the joint battery manufacturing plant of Hyundai and LG Company in the US state of Georgia. A total of 475 people were arrested in this raid, including more than 300 South Korean employees.

According to US officials, this action is considered to be the legal action taken at the largest single place in the last two decades. The incident between South Korea and the US caused diplomatic tension, but later the two countries agreed to the agreement, ensuring the release of most employees.

The entire planning of the raid was like this!
American officials say that this action was taken under the name of “Operation Low Voltage”. It was attended by US Immigration and Border Security Agency, Home Safety Department, Federal Investigation Bureau, Drug Control Agency, Labor Inspector and State Officers. This action was taken after several months of investigation. Investigations revealed that many people were working illegally in the plant. Officials said the search warrant was released to achieve documents and records of illegal employment practices and other serious crimes.

Work on illegal visa
Investigations also revealed that most South Korean employees came on trade or tourism visas in the US, such as B-1 visa or ESTA. These visas are only for business meetings and tourism, not construction or factory to work. According to American law, it is illegal to work on such visas. Many people were also trying to hide. Some had to be pulled out of a sewage drain.

Impact on construction work
After this raid, the construction work of Hyundai-LG battery plant has been completely stopped. The project, which was being called a joint investment project of about $ 7.6 billion, was scheduled to be operational next year. Now it is expected that it is late to start at the time. Industry experts say that this step can have a big impact on the operation of the project.

Companies response
Hyundai and LG clarified that their own employees have not been arrested. LG said that a total of 47 people were his own employees, while the rest were associated with the contractor. LG’s Human Resource Head said that at present the most important work is the release of the arrested employees. Hyundai also said that she fully follows the law and does not allow any rules to be violated.

US administration response
Former US President Donald Trump supported the action, saying that these people were illegally in the US and the immigration agency was doing its work properly.