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Federal immigration officials say agents detained hundreds of South Koreans

during a sweeping raid at a Hyundai electric vehicle plant near Savannah.

Sam Greenglass of Member Station, WABE reports,

the raid is putting some top Georgia Republicans in an awkward spot.

Republican Governor Brian Kemp has pledged to make Georgia the electric mobility capital of the world,

helping woo manufacturers of EVs and batteries with generous state incentives.

The Hyundai plant is the largest economic development project in state history,

with the South Korean

company investing billions. A spokesperson for the governor said the Georgia Department of Public

Safety provided support to ICE, and quote, all companies operating within the state must

follow the laws of Georgia and our nation. The chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia called the

arrest of some 4775 people, quote,

political grandstanding at the cost of Georgia families, businesses, and livelihoods.

For NPR News, I'm Sam Greenglass in Atlanta.

Some employees at the Labor Department are trying to reassure the public that the jobs numbers,

published by the government, can be trusted.

NPR's Andrew Hsu reports their statement comes as the latest employment report shows job growth

slowed significantly over the summer. The statement was written by a group of current employees

at the Bureau of Labor Statistics in response to recent attacks on the integrity of the

Bureau's work. MPR agreed not to name the employees because they fear reprisal for speaking out.

Their statement comes a month after President Trump fired the BLS Commissioner after the July

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