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- Officials raided Burnstein von Seelen Precision Castings in Abbeville, South Carolina, detaining 48 workers and arresting managers.
- Attorney General Alan Wilson said the arrests target plot to forge numbers, driver’s licenses and immigration papers.
- The probe began in October 2024, gained federal involvement after President Donald Trump took office in 2025.
- The ACLU of South Carolina has requested details on workers’ detention and questioned description of the raid.
