India, Sept. 5 -- Up to 450 "unlawful aliens" have been detained at an under-construction Hyundai Motor facility in Georgia, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) said on Friday.

The detentions were made as part of a major raid by US law enforcement and immigration authorities.

An agent at the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said multiple US agencies "conducted a judicially authorised enforcement operation, as we are actively conducting an investigation into unlawful employment practices."

The site is a joint venture battery production facility of South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution (LGES) and Hyundai Motor that is due to start operations at the end of this year, according to LGES.

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