California, immigration and chaotic raids
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Meanwhile, family and friends of those trapped inside rushed to the perimeter, which was manned by California National Guard troops under federal control. The soldiers were armed with batons, tear gas,
Jaime Alanis Garcia died days after he fell 30 feet during a chaotic raid on Glass House Farms in Camarillo, according to his family.
VENTURA COUNTY, California ‒ Around 200 people were arrested when federal law enforcement officers executed criminal warrants at a farm near Camarillo and another in Carpinteria, according to a statement released July 11 by the Department of Homeland Security.
Community organizers across Los Angeles remain active in their fight to protect undocumented community members.
The manager of one farm, Edgar Rodriguez, a U.S. citizen, said he was handcuffed, thrown to the ground and had his arm twisted behind his back after he asked to see a warrant.
The vice mayor of Cudahy is apologizing for a video she posted to social media last month apparently encouraging gang members to organize amid immigration raids in Southern California. This video aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on July 16,
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended last week’s immigration raid on a California marijuana farm where protesters clashed with federal officers. Authorities arrested about 360 people across two farms owned by the same company.
According to multiple reports, Jaime Alanis climbed to the roof of a greenhouse in alleged attempt to evade officers.