SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Questions are being raised in Savannah about the impact recent immigration enforcement actions could have on the hospitality and manufacturing industries.

Following last week’s ICE raid at the Hyundai megasite in Bryan County, which led to the arrest of 475 people, rumors began to spread about possible additional raids in Savannah.

SEE: ‘The largest single-site operation in history’: HSI, ICE reveals number of Hyundai megasite arrests

Michael Owens, President and CEO of the Savannah Tourism Leadership Council, says he immediately received calls and text messages from concerned business owners.

“I got a couple of text messages that there were raids happening downtown,” Owens said. He emphasized those rumors were not true.

Owens explained that businesses in Savan

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