Law enforcement officials said the raid on Thursday followed a monthslong investigation into suspicions of unlawful employment practices at the HL-GA Battery Company plant, a joint venture of LG Energy Solution and Hyundai Motor Group. Margaret E. Heap, the U.S. attorney for southern Georgia, said in a statement that the operation had been intended to “prevent employers from gaining an unfair advantage by hiring unauthorized workers.”

Still, beyond that, much of what the investigation found remains unclear, including which individuals were arrested and their immigration statuses, what roles they had been hired to fill and the conditions at the work site. The investigation has not yet yielded criminal charges.

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