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California farm immigration raid biggest since January

California farm immigration raid biggest since January

Federal authorities now say they arrested more than 360 people at two Southern California marijuana farms last week, characterizing the raids as one of the largest operations since President Donald Trump took office in January. One farmworker died after falling from a greenhouse roof during the chaotic raids on Thursday after the Department of Homeland Security executed criminal search warrants …

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Farm worker who died after California Ice raid was ‘hardworking and innocent’, family says | California

Farm worker who died after California Ice raid was ‘hardworking and innocent’, family says | California

The farm worker who died from injuries he sustained after falling from a greenhouse roof during an Ice raid of a California cannabis farm was a “hard-working, innocent farmer” and the sole provider for his wife and daughter, his family says. Jaime Alanís died a day after a frenzied immigration raid of Glass House Farms in Ventura county where authorities …

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Disabled veteran George Retes taken during Camarillo raid released without, union says

Disabled veteran George Retes taken during Camarillo raid released without, union says

Monday, July 14, 2025 6:29PM A disabled U.S. Army veteran who was detained during last week’s immigration raid in Camarillo has been released without charges. CAMARILLO, Calif. (KABC) — A disabled U.S. Army veteran who was detained during last week’s immigration raid in Ventura County has been released without charges. The United Farm Workers Union says 25-year-old George Retes, a …

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More details emerge about California immigration raid as worker dies

More details emerge about California immigration raid as worker dies

Trump administration officials defended the aggressive campaign to find and deport unauthorized immigrants even as a cannabis farmworker was taken off life support two days after he plunged from a roof amid the mayhem of a Ventura County raid. The death of Jaime Alanís Garcia, 57, announced Saturday by his family, comes amid a climate of increasing tension marked by …

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California farmworker dies after chaotic federal immigration raid, family says

California farmworker dies after chaotic federal immigration raid, family says

A cannabis farmworker who was critically injured during a chaotic immigration raid by federal authorities in Southern California died Saturday, according to his family. Jaime Alanis Garcia’s death came days after he fell roughly 30 feet during a raid by federal immigration authorities at Glass House Farms in Camarillo, California, a city about 50 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. …

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California farmworker who fell from greenhouse roof during chaotic ICE raid dies

California farmworker who fell from greenhouse roof during chaotic ICE raid dies

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A farmworker who fell from a greenhouse roof during a chaotic ICE raid this week at a California cannabis facility died Saturday of his injuries. Jaime Alanis, 57, is the first person to die in one of the Trump administration’s anti-immigration operations. Yesenia Duran, Alanis’ niece, confirmed his death to The Associated Press. Duran has posted …

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Worker reportedly dies after immigration raid on farm – DW – 07/12/2025

Worker reportedly dies after immigration raid on farm – DW – 07/12/2025

A farm worker reportedly died on Friday from injuries sustained during raids by US immigration officers at a cannabis farm in California the day before. The United Farm Workers labor union said in a post on X on Friday that the worker had “died of injuries they sustained as a result of yesterday’s immigration enforcement action.” However, AFP later reported, …

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