Trump, California and masked raids
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As ICE raids continue in Southern California neighborhoods, some undocumented gardeners still work even as they worry about being deported. Citizens in the trade also fear getting mistakenly swept up in enforcement.
After a week of ICE seemingly targeting dairy farms, California produce farms and a meat packing plant in Nebraska, President Donald Trump is reportedly ordering the Department of Homeland Security to exclude farms from immigration raids.
State senators Scott Wiener and Jesse Arreguin want law enforcement working in California to be identifiable and to restrict mask wearing in public operations; federal officials have said their
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NBC Los Angeles on MSN30 mayors in Southern California call for end of ICE raids in solidarity with LAEven in the cities that haven't been raided by federal agents, ICE is there psychologically, some mayors said.
The California Farm Bureau said raids are having a "disruptive effect" on the agricultural economy, but expressed hope Trump will limit them.
Law enforcement agencies across Southern California violated state law more than 100 times last month by sharing information from automated license plate readers with federal agents, records show.
NBC’s Jacob Soboroff reports from Ventura County, where ICE raids have reached California’s agricultural heartland, sparking fear among farm workers and their families. Advocates say the enforcement actions are keeping parents from schools and homes,
Large-scale immigration raids at packinghouses and fields in California are threatening businesses that supply much of the country’s food, farm bureaus say.
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KOIN Portland on MSNOregon lawmakers say ICE raids targeting vineyard workers will do ‘great damage’ to economyOregon and California lawmakers spoke out against recent ICE raids Monday after two vineyard workers were targeted by U.S. Immigration and Customs officers in Newberg.
By Tim Reid and Kristina Cooke LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Juan Ibarra stands outside his fruit and vegetable outlet in Los Angeles' vast fresh produce market, the place in the city center where Hispanic restaurateurs,