Package claims Hyundai closes the work in Georgia after ice robbery

Claims that the automobile manufacturer Hyundai would close a extensive “Megasit” car plant in rural Georgia, which was distributed over the Internet in early September 2025.

The rumor spread according to A Raid From the US immigration and customs authority (ICE) on September 4, 2025 in a Hyundai production facility in Ellabell, Georgia, which is located outside of Savannah. ICE arrested 475 people, according to the reporting from the Associated Press“Most of them South Korean citizens.”

User on social media platforms such as Topics ((archived))) And Facebook ((archivedPresent archived) claims that the company has been pulled out of the area because of the actions of ICE, with a user said: “Hyundai closes his work after the robbery, 8,500 American jobs and $ 4.3 billion investments from South Korea …” The popularity of the rumor on social media meant that many Snopes readers sent us by e -mail by e -mail by e -mail.

The Ellabell plant is a spacious facility in which around 1,200 employees are employed, who have plans to finally employ “at least 8,100 workers”, according to the AP.

The focus of the robbery was a building location on the property for HL GA battery companyA common partnership between Hyundai and LG Energy Solution, that was announced in 2023 Produce battery cells for electric vehicles. HL-GA was an additional investment of $ 2 billion in the municipality of rural Georgia announced in 2022.

After a press conference With Steven Schrank, the Special Agent, who was responsible for the investigation of the home protection in Georgia and Alabama, the employees who were imprisoned during the RAID were “not only the parent company, but also the subcontractor” for a large number of different companies that were on the premises.

However, there was no evidence that Hyundai closes the facility in Georgia with regard to the attack. The AP The reported HL-GA would pause the construction of the battery system, which is to be opened in 2026, but did not respond to snopes to achieve further comments. We decided to assess this claim until HL-GA answers.

Michael Stewart, director of public relations and communication at Hyundai North America, said snopes by e -mail: “There were no changes to Hyundai's operations in the USA” and referred to one opinion Published on the company's website to combat the incident. In the explanation it was claimed that “none of the detained people are employed directly by the Hyundai Motor Company” and “Hyundai has no tolerance for those who do not follow the law”.

The company's explanation completely read:

The Hyundai Motor Company is aware of the immigration authority in the building location of its supplier, the HL-GA Battery Company in Bryan County, Georgia. We monitor the situation exactly while we understand the specific circumstances. Based on our current understanding, none of the detained people are used directly by the Hyundai Motor Company.

Hyundai is committed to compliance with all laws and regulations in every market in which we work. This includes the requirements for the employment check and immigration laws. We expect the same commitment of all of our partners, suppliers, contractors and subcontractors.

The security and well -being of everyone on our websites that work directly on us or for our suppliers have a top priority. We take our responsibility seriously as a corporate citizen, and such incidents remind us of the importance of robust surveillance in our entire supply chain and our network.

We check our processes to ensure that all parties working on our projects maintain the same high standards for legal compliance that we demand from ourselves. This includes a thorough review of the employment practices by contractors and subcontractors.

Chris Susock, Chief Manufacturing Officer of North America, will now take over the governance of the entire megasite in Georgia, and we will carry out an investigation to ensure that all suppliers and their subcontractors comply with all laws and regulations.

Hyundai has no tolerance for those who do not follow the law.

Since we continue to invest in American production and create thousands of jobs, we will fully do this with the US law and in a way that reflects our values ​​in the treatment of all people with dignity and respect.

It seems that Hyundai is not intended to close the company in Georgia, Cnn reported that the effects of the attack on the local community “had landed with less visible shock than in other communities that occurred from immigration relapses” and quoted that many were temporary employees during the ongoing construction.

“Only a few of the constant employees, of whom they are expected to fill 8,500 slots, have been hired, and the majority of the current workforce is temporarily – individual men for temporary visas or contracts that are going through for months,” reported CNN. “They are not yet the long -time family men, whose sudden absence in other cities has torn holes in the material of civic life.”

A local business owner quoted a “overnight stay” for his Viet Huong supermarket in Ellabell after the raid and announced CNN that he “only came into the store three Korean customers compared to the usual 10 to 15.”

A resident told the AP In Hyundai's facility: “I do not see how many jobs brought it to our community or nearby … where we chirping birds here and the animal life run around here, now we hear the plant when it is full at night.” The AP also reported that the citizen should “go to the residents as more building jobs in the battery facility”.

We will update this article if we receive an answer from HL-GA about the alleged closure.

Sources

– YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shtuzneqd_k. Access to September 10, 2025.

“Lawyer says that the detained Korean Hyundai workers had special skills for short-term jobs.” AP News, September 8, 2025, https://apnews.com/article/south- koreaus-georgia-raid-hyundai-24d990562f5ac20e7d3e983a4f7ff.

Faheid, Graham Hurley, Dalia. “Almost 500 workers were recorded in Hyundai's battery facility in a robbery. In a calm city of Georgia, the silent ear isolating.” CNN, September 8, 2025, https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/us/georgia-hyundaiiii-raid-community.

“The official of the homeland protection says that 475 people were arrested in Georgia during an immigration attack.” AP News, September 5, 2025, https://apnews.com/article/us-south- korea-eice-raid-georgia-hyundai-9394482c19564d7ccc3db67ae98ac05.

“Hyundai and LG will invest an additional $ 2 billion in the production of batteries in the factory with electric vehicles in Georgia.” AP News, August 31, 2023, https://apnews.com/article/hyundai-georgia-lg-electric-vehicle-battery-58bdbe36e34179db41c120851f77.

“Hyundai announces a factory plant of USD 5.5 billion in Georgia.” AP News, May 20, 2022, https://apnews.com/article/biden-technology-politics-elections-7369e0d57019aa45e846097050894b.

Explanation of the Hyundai Motor Company on law enforcement activities in Georgia – Hyundai Newsroom. https://www.hyundaews.com/en-us/releases/4546. Access to September 10, 2025.

Solution, LG energy. LG Energy Solution and Hyundai Motor Group to establish joint venture from the battery cells in the USA. Access to September 10, 2025.

“US immigration officers attack Georgia, where Hyundai produces electric vehicles.” AP News, September 4, 2025, https://apnews.com/article/immigration-raid-hyundai-georgia-electric- Vehicles-1919042F5408035Feb2a623d98e.