US raid on Hyundai-LG battery plant nets hundreds of shackled workers; legal challenge filed

US authorities arrested hundreds of workers, mostly South Korean nationals, during a September raid at the Hyundai-LG battery project, with images of shackled detainees now fueling a legal challenge against the Trump administration. The scale and treatment of detainees mark a notable escalation in immigration enforcement targeting industrial sites, and the case's outcome could set precedent for future workplace raids.