Hundreds Detained in Major Raid at US Hyundai Factory

Hundreds of South Korean nationals were taken into custody during a raid on a Hyundai factory in the US state of Georgia on Thursday.

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00:00Around 500 workers, most of them South Koreans, were detained in a U.S. raid on a Hyundai factory.

00:07U.S. Homeland Security said the raid in Georgia followed months of investigating illegal hiring practices.

00:13Officials also said it was the agency's largest single-site enforcement operation in two decades.

00:19In response, the South Korean government expressed concerns for its citizens.

00:23In the process of the law of the U.S., we should not be denied by our trade-off.

00:35We should also be denied by the U.S. Treasury, with our fear and regret,

00:44we should not be denied by our national rights.

00:48The Georgia facility supports Hyundai's electric vehicle production in the United States.