On September 4th, Georgia's Bryan County was plunged into chaos. Hundreds of federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), joined by the FBI and DEA, raided the construction site of the Hyundai Motor Metaplant. The site of Georgia's largest-ever economic project resembled a warzone, and construction ground to a complete halt. In what became the largest single-site raid in HSI history, 475 people were arrested, the majority of whom were citizens of South Korea, a key US ally. The trigger for this massive operation was not sophisticated intelligence analysis or a whistleblower's act of conscience. The perpetrator unexpectedly came forward herself: Tori Branum, an unknown political figure fresh off a crushing defeat in the Republican primary for State Senate just months earlier. In media interviews, Branum declared, "I reported it to the Trump administration, and I feel good," adding she "reported them to drive out illegal aliens."