ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Gov. Brian Kemp said an immigration raid earlier this month at the state’s sprawling Hyundai battery plant near Savannah should be a catalyst for a retooling of the nation’s visa system.

The raid on Sept. 4 saw 475 people detained by Homeland Security forces in what the agency called the largest workplace operation in its history. Many of those detainees were South Korean nationals in the country, their lawyers say, to help install parts of the factory that American workers don’t have the training to do.

Days after the raid, many were on a plane to return to South Korea after days of detainment and tense negotiations between the U.S. and South Korean governments.

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