An ICE raid at an EV factory raises fears about US instability

A banner depicting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer masquerading as President Donald Trump is held up in a crowd as South Korean workers, detained in an ICE raid at Hyundai’s Georgia EV plant, are expected to return.  | Image: Getty

For years, foreign automakers have been sending their employees to the US to open advanced manufacturing and battery plants in states like South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. These plants eventually employ thousands of American workers who build vehicles for both the US market and overseas. And they pump billions of dollars into the state and federal economies, providing jobs for Americans in more rural areas.

So it didn't raise any eyebrows when two South Korean companies, Hyundai and LG Energy Solutions, sent hundreds of their workers to Ellabell, Georgia, to oversee the construction of a $7.6 billion EV battery factory.

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