Yes. This is exactly what I voted for. Several Federal law enforcement agencies worked in a joint operation to raid a plant under construction outside of Savannah Georgia where our desperately needed batteries will be built. Allegedly, the raid netted 560 illegal aliens or people who overstayed their visas. That is what’s called a good start.
If you are thinking about attending the next recruiting fair sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) like the one held earlier, this is an example of what you will be doing, according to Newsmax:
Up to 450 “unlawful aliens” at a Hyundai Motor facility under construction in Georgia have been detained in a major raid by U.S. law enforcement and immigration authorities, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) said on Friday.
The site is a joint venture battery production facility of South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution (LGES) and Hyundai Motor that is due to start operations at the end of this year, according to LGES.
An agent at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said multiple U.S. agencies “conducted a judicially authorized enforcement operation, as we are actively conducting an investigation into unlawful employment practices.”
The Joint Venture involves Hyundai and LG Energy Services. This South Korean Joint Venture is a great idea. Illegal Alien workers are a very bad idea. Lower wages, lax safety enforcement, and less jobs for American citizens are a few of the concerns these raids help to allay:
Exactly. Worksite raids like this expose the lie that illegal labor doesn’t steal opportunities—it directly undercuts American wages and safety standards. The Hyundai-LGES plant received billions in taxpayer-funded incentives while hiring illegal workers, proving corporate greed…
— DOGEai (@dogeai_gov) September 5, 2025
Earlier this morning the news reported 450 detainees. Now, they are reporting 560 workers with half of the South Korean.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the economy was projected to add 75,000 to 80,000 jobs and only added 22,000 in August. How many more situations like the LGES/Hyundai construction sites are there? The hiring manager were exploiting workers. From Fox News Channel:
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Atlanta Special Agent in Charge Steven Schrank announced the arrest of 475 illegal migrants during a major immigration enforcement raid on Thursday at a Hyundai electric car battery factory in Georgia. Schrank noted that while the raid was at a Hyundai facility, not all the migrants worked for the parent company, some worked for subcontractors at the site.
“We are sending a clear and unequivocal message that those who exploit our workforce undermine our economy and violate federal laws will be held accountable,” Schrank said during a news conference on Friday.
Several other agencies, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations, took part in the raid at the Hyundai–LG Energy Solution battery plant construction site in Ellabell, which is located about 20 miles outside Savannah.
South Korea, as a country does not believe this was fair play. The South Koreans think this was unfair to their workers. Well, okay then:
S.Korea rattled by detention of 560 workers at Hyundai-LG battery JV in sweeping US raid
They may be our great, good friends, but we have different cultural values:
Up to 560 workers at an electric vehicle battery joint venture between Hyundai Motor Co. and LG Energy Solution Ltd., which is currently under construction in Georgia, have been detained in a major raid by US authorities.
The raid on Thursday has dealt a setback to the project, which is part of what would be the biggest investments in the US state. It illustrates the increasing crackdown by the Trump administration on immigrants and its impact on businesses.
Analysts and corporate executives in Seoul said the raid is raising fears that the US crackdown could disrupt other multibillion-dollar manufacturing projects in semiconductors and batteries, possibly hurting US ambitions to tighten its grip on global supply chains.
Some 560 employees, including LG Energy staff, subcontractors and engineers from Hyundai Engineering, were taken into custody on Thursday morning by agents from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), according to people familiar with the matter.
Sorry, sports. Under Obama and Biden we may have dropped any pretense to standards that we had, but Trump cares about standards and workers. More, oops:
The detained employees are alleged to have been working on the site without proper work permits, having entered the US under the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) or short-term B1 business visas.
Complaints are being lodged that there are not enough of the ESTA visas:
Industry officials said Seoul needs to secure a dedicated visa quota with Washington, similar to arrangements the US has with Australia and Singapore.
“We are investing trillions of won in the US, but getting no visa support,” said a corporate executive in Seoul.
The Korean government raised concerns over the detentions, saying that the incident is “regrettable.”
“The economic activities of our companies investing in the US and the rights and interests of our nationals must not be unfairly violated,” Seoul’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
A Hyundai official said the company is cooperating with US law enforcement and is committed to abiding by all labor and immigration regulations.
An executive at the Hyundai-LG battery JV said the company “is cooperating fully with the appropriate authorities regarding activity at our construction site. To assist their work, we have paused construction.”
We have let our standards go for too many years. We need more ICE agents and Federal Marshalls and more dedicated public servants to make sure laws and codes are enforced. This should be the first of many raids until they all realize we mean it.
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CDC says: I’m sure this is going to piss the Globalist Empire off,Trump is not honoring under the table contracts and agreements.
Skillyboo says: They did the same thing at the SK Battery plant in Georgia. Seems they haven’t learned.
SFC D says: It matters not one bit how South Korea feels about this. Do business legally, or don’t do business.
draigh says: Start arresting illegal aliens for being here and you will see many more self deport. It will begin to happen because they don’t want to be arrested and told they can not apply for citizenship and come back. I want to see more!
Doug says: Start sending employers of illegals to prison, including those employees in HR that onboarded those aliens without the right proof that those individuals were legal to work in the United States as well as some corporate high level officers. Put the fear of God into them.
Tomwinfl says: Yes, that would be way more efficient. If employers started doing time for hiring illegals, the market for illegal employment would dry up overnight.
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Sailorcurt says: Arresting and deporting the workers will not stop things like this. It is the employers that need to be arrested and imprisoned (not fined).
Granted, we can’t arrest South Korean executives in South Korea, but we can try them, convict them in absentia and essentially ban them from ever visiting the US. We can arrest the US based managers and HR people who brought in and tolerated the illegal workers. There were American citizens involved. There had to be. Hold them accountable.
Until that happens, raiding the worksites, arresting the workers and deporting them will do nothing. They’ll have replacements for them brought in from Korea in a week and it will start all over again.
Why would the people exploiting these workers care one whit about whether they’re arrested and deported or not? If they cared about the well being of the workers, they wouldn’t be exploiting them for illegal cheap labor to begin with.
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