The days of illegal immigrants taking Americans jobs are coming to an end under the Trump administration. A Hyundai manufacturer in Georgia was raided by ICE after the Department of Homeland Security received a tip of unlawful employment practices. After serving a search warrant, ICE agents arrested over 400 illegal immigrants who were working at the manufacturer illegally. BBC reported more on the arrests and South Korea’s response: US immigration authorities have raided a massive Hyundai factory in Georgia, leading to the arrest of over 450 people, according to one of the agencies involved in the operation. The 3,000-acre site, which was built by the Korean automobile manufacturer to make electric vehicles, had been operational for a year. The Department of Homeland Security told the BBC that agents executed a search warrant due to allegations of “unlawful employment practices and other serious federal crimes”. Korean nationals were among those detained, the South Korean foreign ministry said, calling it an “unjust infringement” of their rights. Hyundai Motor Company said it was aware of the incident at the HL-GA Battery Company construction site and was “working to understand the specific circumstances”. “As of today, it is our understanding that none of those detained is directly employed by Hyundai Motor Company,” it said in statement. “We prioritize the safety and well-being of everyone working at the site.” In a post on X, the Atlanta office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said it joined a number of other agencies including ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) to arrest 450 “unlawful aliens” at the plant in Bryan County. It is unclear how many South Koreans were detained but some reports suggest it was in the hundreds. Watch here: Georgia isn’t the only place where ICE is conducting raids. They are also conducting raids at factories in New York, per Syracuse: More than 40 adults were taken in a federal raid of a food manufacturing plant in Cato Thursday, including the parents of at least a dozen school-age children, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul. Hochul issued a statement Thursday night that she is outraged by the raid at the factory by federal agents, some masked, which she described as cruel. The immigration raid started at about 9 a.m. at the Nutrition Bar Confectioners factory at 12351 Route 34, according to an employee. The family-owned business, founded in 1978, makes specialty nutrition bars. Federal agents also conducted a raid in Fulton, Hochul said in her release on late Thursday. But today syracuse.com confirmed with Fulton Mayor James Rice that there was no raid in his community. He said he had incorrect information on Thursday. Hochul said at least a dozen children may have returned home from school to an empty house. “I’ve made it clear: New York will work with the federal government to secure our borders and deport violent criminals, but we will never stand for masked ICE agents separating families and abandoning children,” Hochul said. The raid included officers from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Cayuga County and Oswego County sheriff’s offices. The Cayuga sheriff’s office had its mobile command center at the factory. Cayuga County Sheriff Brian Schenck said the raid was a U.S. Department of Homeland Security criminal investigation. He declined to provide any other details. The Oswego sheriff’s office did not respond to inquiries about the raid. I voted for this! ICE raided a snack bar company in New York State today – called nutrition bar confectioners arresting dozens of illegal immigrant workers. pic.twitter.com/LLcWU5D5jy — Ann (@ITGeekCT) September 5, 2025