Report: Korean government looks into possible human rights violations in Hyundai megasite ICE raid

BRYAN COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - The Korean government says it plans to open a probe into possible human rights violations against its citizens during the Hyundai megasite ICE raid.

That’s according to the Korea Times.

The report says this comes after some of the Korean workers who were detained described they were being held in harsh conditions.

475 people were arrested in an ICE raid at the Hyundai megasite more than a week ago, at the HL-GA battery plant.

Previous coverage:

300 of them were Korean nationals.

They returned home this past Friday after South Korea and the United States made a deal.

SEE: South Korean workers return home after days of detention in Georgia following immigration raid

WTOC’s investigative Shea Schrader has been following the working conditions and undocumented workers which led to the ICE raid at the Hyundai megasite from the very beginning.

She sat down with the Joint Development Authority to talk about what happened.

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