19 h. ago US citizen and Army veteran spent three days in jail after being arrested in California immigration raid

George Retes, 25, who works as a security guard for the Glass House Farms in Camarillo, was arrested last Thursday and released three days later without being charged with a crime

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23 h. ago Army veteran and US citizen arrested in California immigration raid warns it could happen to anyone

A U.S. Army veteran arrested during an immigration raid at a California marijuana farm says he was sprayed with tear gas and pepper spray before being dragged from his vehicle on his way to work

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46 h. ago Trump officials to send home 2,000 National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles after immigration raids

Half the number deployed last month remain in the area

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3 d. ago US farm workers on Ice raids in the fields: ‘hunted like animals’

In the latest installment of a series on undocumented workers, farm workers explain how fear has ripped through their communities after raidsUndocumented builders face exploitation amid Trump raidsUndocumented farm workers feel they’re being “hunted like animals”, they told the Guardian, as Donald Trump’s administration ramps up its crackdown on immigration.Raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) have caused workers to lose hours and income, and forced them into hiding at home, according to interviews. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago US undocumented farm workers feel ‘hunted like animals’ amid Trump’s immigration raids

Ice raids have caused workers to lose hours and income, and forced them into hiding at home, according to interviewsUndocumented builders face exploitation amid Trump raidsUndocumented farm workers feel they’re being “hunted like animals”, they told the Guardian, as Donald Trump’s administration ramps up its crackdown on immigration.Raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) have caused workers to lose hours and income, and forced them into hiding at home, according to interviews. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago JD Vance protesters line Disneyland resort as vice president takes family holiday amid California immigration raids

JD Vance protesters lined the Disneyland resort as the vice president visited on a family holiday amid the California immigration raids.

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6 d. ago Farm worker dies a day after chaotic immigration raid at California farm

Jaime Alanis died after sustaining injuries during raid where authorities say they arrested about 200 peopleA farmworker died Friday from injuries that he sustained a day earlier in raids on two California cannabis farm sites as US immigration authorities confirmed they arrested 200 workers after a tense standoff with authorities.Jaime Alanis’s death was confirmed in a social media post by the United Farm Workers advocacy group. “We tragically can confirm that a farm worker has died of injuries they sustained as a result of yesterday’s immigration enforcement action,” the post read. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Authorities say 200 immigrants arrested in raids on 2 Southern California farms

Federal immigration authorities say they've arrested about 200 immigrants suspected of being in the country illegally during raids on two California farm sites

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6 d. ago ICE raid on California cannabis farm descends into dystopian chaos with gunfire and tear gas

Federal immigration agents clashed with protesters during a dramatic raid at a Ventura County, California cannabis farm, deploying gas and detaining multiple individuals.

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6 d. ago FBI offering $50,000 reward for info on protester who appeared to ‘fire a gun’ at ICE agents

Armed demonstrator sought after immigration raid on California ‘marijuana facility’ sparks angry clashes

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6 d. ago Inside the ICE offices where morale is ‘miserable’ and the deportation push has become ‘mission impossible’

‘Morale is in the crapper,’ one former agent said

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8 d. ago Undocumented builders face unchecked exploitation amid Trump raids: ‘It’s more work, less pay’

In a new series on undocumented workers, construction laborers tell the Guardian fear is fueling wage theft and workplace abuseAs the Trump administration ramps up its crackdown on immigration, undocumented workers in the construction industry claim raids and arrests have emboldened some contractors to cut pay and increase hours.Rogelio, a tile setter, works for various contractors in the the Tucson, Arizona region. He is undocumented, and did not provide his full name. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago California mayor on Trump’s immigration raids: ‘It is a campaign of domestic terror’

Former marine Arturo Flores condemns ‘a level of psychological warfare I’ve only seen in theaters of war’As a United States marine, Arturo Flores served in Afghanistan and Iraq, where he worked as a military police officer and trained dogs to find roadside bombs.It’s his experience in the military that has made what he’s seen on the streets of southern California in recent weeks all the more disturbing to him, Flores said. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Military requesting to pull 200 troops back from California protest duty

The top military commander in charge of troops deployed to Los Angeles to respond to protests against immigration raids has asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if 200 of those forces could be returned to wildfire fighting duty

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3 w. ago US citizen arrested during Ice raid in what family describes as ‘kidnapping’

Andrea Velez, 32, a graduate of Cal Poly Pomona, had just been dropped off at work by her mother and sisterA US citizen was arrested during an immigration raid in downtown Los Angeles this week in what her family described as a “kidnapping” by federal immigration agents.Andrea Velez, 32, had just been dropped off at work by her mother and sister, the pair said, when they saw agents grab her. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago California official criticized for appearing to call on gangs to intervene in immigration raids

The vice mayor of a tiny Southern California city is under fire after appearing to call on street gangs to organize in the face of immigration sweeps by federal agents in Los Angeles

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3 w. ago The alarming rise of US officers hiding behind masks: ‘A police state’

Mike German, an ex-FBI agent, said immigration agents hiding their identities ‘highlights the illegitimacy of actions’Some wear balaclavas. Some wear neck gators, sunglasses and hats. Some wear masks and casual clothes.Across the country, armed federal immigration officers have increasingly hidden their identities while carrying out immigration raids, arresting protesters and roughing up prominent Democratic critics. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Conan O’Brien defends immigrants as Trump carries out aggressive mass deportation in LA: ‘They’re doing all the work’

Former late-night host and comedian emphasized the importance of immigrants in Los Angeles in the wake of Trump’s immigration raids

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3 w. ago ‘Clouded in mystery’: how Ice became a rogue agency that does Trump’s bidding

Shrouded in secrecy, the US law enforcement agency has become a kind of domestic stormtrooper for Maga’s agendaAcross the US, group chats and community threads have started spiking with warnings. Not just the typical alerts about traffic or out of service subway stations, but where and when an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) raid was last seen. What places to avoid. What the plainclothes agents might look like.“Hey all,” a Brooklyn, New York, resident wrote in a closed chat with neighbors last week. “A little birdie just told me ICE is out.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago What to know about debate over protesters and ICE agents wearing masks amid immigration crackdowns

People fearful of being arrested for wearing masks while protesting immigration raids in Los Angeles and other cities have voiced anger over Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents covering their faces

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