Overview

• U.S. Homeland Security Investigations said 475 people were arrested at the Ellabell, Georgia site in what it called the largest single‑site operation in its history.
• South Korea estimates more than 300 of those detained are its citizens and says they will be returned home once administrative steps conclude.
• LG Energy Solution reported 47 direct employees detained—46 South Koreans and one Indonesian—and said roughly 250 arrested were subcontractor workers tied to LG.
• Hyundai said, to its knowledge, none of the people detained were directly employed by the group, while both companies pledged to cooperate with authorities.
• Images released by U.S. officials showed detainees in handcuffs and ankle chains, reports cited poor conditions at an ICE facility in Folkston, and President Trump urged foreign firms to follow immigration laws and hire Americans.