BRYAN COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - 80 to 90 of the Korean nationals that were detained in ICE’s raid of the Hyundai megasite on Thursday were here legally, according to an immigration attorney.

According to Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), 475 people were detained during the raid. The operation targeted the HL-GA Battery Company construction site, which is a project owned jointly by Hyundai and LG. HSI says the people that were detained weren’t just employees of the battery company, but a variety of subcontractors, as well.

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Woon Kim, a Duluth-based immigration attorney, says many of those that were detained by ICE had traveled to the Hyundai megasite to provide proprietary expertise,

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