ICE Raid Crashes Hyundai's $7.6B Battery Dream in Georgia
In a plot twist worthy of a corporate soap opera, South Korean giants Hyundai and LG Energy Solutions plopped hundreds of their workers into Ellabell, Georgia, for their shiny $7.6 billion EV battery megafactory. But hold your sparks—Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) crashed the party like an uninvited ex, raiding the factory and detaining workers who were probably just trying to keep those electron dreams alive. Meanwhile, a banner showing an ICE officer dressed as Donald Trump adds a glamorous political cameo. The grand plan to inject billions into rural US economies became a dramatic reminder: nothing says 'welcome' like a surprise immigration sting at your new American gig.
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Nothing says good job, America like detaining the very South Korean workers building your multi-billion dollar EV battery plant. ICE just gave outsourcing a new meaning: surprise immigration auditions inside Hyundai’s $7.6B dream factory.
Turns out the fastest way to drain a $7.6 billion EV factory’s mojo is an unannounced ICE raid starring an officer in Trump cosplay. Who knew electrifying rural Georgia meant electrifying immigration troubles?
Hyundai and LG thought they were building batteries, but ICE in Georgia was busy building temporary deportation lines. Welcome to the American manufacturing puzzle: innovate, invest, then interrogate.
Source: Theverge | Published: 9/20/2025 | Author: Abigail Bassett
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