The Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) arm of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it executed its largest single-site raid to date, detaining 475 people at the Hyundai–LG battery plant under construction in Georgia.
Dubbed Operation Low Voltage, hundreds of federal agents entered the facility on Thursday, according to HSI Special Agent in Charge Steven Schrank, who called "the largest single site enforcement operation in the history of Homeland Security Investigations." He added this was not a random raid, but one that had been planned months in advance.
"This was a significant undertaking with substantial results. Over 400 agents participated in this massive event, and over 400 illegal workers were identified and detained," said United States Attorney Margaret Heap in a stat