Overview

• Agents executed a judicial search warrant at the Ellabell complex, pausing construction of the Hyundai–LG battery plant while nearby EV manufacturing continued.
• HSI officials said a majority of those detained are South Korean nationals, with others including Latino workers, and many were employed through subcontractors.
• Detainees were moved to ICE custody at the Folkston processing center for immigration screening as the investigation continues with no public criminal charges announced.
• South Korea lodged formal concerns and deployed consular staff, and Mexico sent personnel to Folkston to assist potential nationals.
• HSI described the operation as the unit’s largest single-site enforcement to date, conducted with ATF, FBI, DEA and the Georgia State Patrol.