WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) -- Hundreds of workers at a Hyundai Motor car battery facility under construction in Georgia were detained in a major raid by U.S. authorities late on Thursday, stopping work on a plant that is one of the Korean automaker's major investments in the U.S.
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Hyundai plant in US raided by ICE, hundreds of workers arrested
Operation could exacerbate tensions between Washington and Seoul
A battery production facility in Georgia, U.S. -- a joint venture between South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution and Hyundai Motor -- was due to start operations at the end of this year. (Source photos by Reuters)
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