ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Georgia could face economic backlash after a recent immigration raid on the massive Hyundai plant near Savannah, according to an attorney representing a dozen people who were detained.

A total of 475 people were arrested in the raid, and according to the Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HIS), the detainees are “mainly” South Korean nationals.

But Charles Kuck, who is representing some of the people detained, said his clients did have valid work visas and were engineers and contractors helping to install parts of the plant that American workers didn’t have the expertise to do.

“None of that equipment is made in the United States, none. Which means the experts on servicing and installing that equipment are not U.S. citizens,” he said. “Mu

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