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FILE - A model stands near a Sealion 7, an electric vehicle from Chinese automaker BYD, during the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show in Tangerang, Indonesia, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)

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FILE - A Rivian R1S is displayed outside of the auto manufacturer's new space at Ponce City Market on Oct. 19, 2023, in Atlanta. (Matthew Pearson/WABE via AP, File)

U.S. immigration officials say some 475 people were detained during an immigration raid at a sprawling Georgia site where South Korean auto company Hyundai manufactures electric vehicles. South Korean Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lee Jaewoong described the number of detained South Koreans as “large” though he did not provide an exact figure. No charges were immediately announced.