On September 4, 2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), alongside other federal agencies, conducted a major raid at a Hyundai Motor Group battery plant construction site in Ellabell, Georgia, detaining 475 individuals, the majority of whom were South Korean nationals. The operation, described as the largest single-site enforcement action in Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) history, targeted alleged unlawful employment practices and other federal crimes at the $7.6 billion fac