Hyundai Georgia Plant Raid Legal Action Impact Explorer

Litigation Parameters

Modeling federal tort claims for South Korean technical specialists and workers detained at the Bryan County, GA metaplant.

Participating Plaintiffs 305 workers

50 (Core group) 305 (CNN Record) 450 (Plant scope)

Average Detention Length 18 days

1 day (Released) 18 days (Reported Avg) 60 days (Extended)

Federal Action Claims Raised

Diplomatic & Consular Delay Multiplier

Factors consular notification delays under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.

Plaintiffs 305 South Korean Specialists

Avg Detention 18d Custodial Time Span

Calculated Economic Damages $4,850,000 Total FTCA & Due Process Assessment

Jurisdiction & Venue Assessment

Bryan County & Savannah Division Federal Docket

US District Court for the Southern District of Georgia

Target Facility

Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA), Ellabell, Georgia

Worker Class Profile

B-1/ESTA battery assembly line installers, technical engineers & contractors

Counsel Alignment

Pro Bono & International Human Rights Coalition cooperating counsel

Projected Remediation Breakdown $4,850,000 USD

Detention Tort: $2,196,000

Civil Rights / Due Process: $1,647,000

Lost Wages & Assets: $1,007,000

Phase I • Plant Sweep
Homeland Security & ICE Workplace Operation at Metaplant

Federal agents execute multi-agency raid at EV battery facility; over 300 technical contractors taken into administrative custody.
Phase II • Administrative Exhaustion
Filing of Form SF-95 Administrative Tort Claims

Workers submit mandatory pre-suit administrative claims alleging unlawful detention, arbitrary seizure, and lack of Korean translation during interrogations.
Phase III • Current Active Action
Federal Class Complaint Formally Lodged

Challenging systemic enforcement procedures against foreign specialists, setting unprecedented legal benchmark for industrial infrastructure enforcement.