US EditionBehind the masks: Who are the people rounding up immigrants in California?
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUL 17 – Federal immigration raids target undocumented agricultural workers despite warnings of critical labor shortages and potential economic disruption, with 42% of U.S. farm laborers lacking legal work authorization.
- Federal immigration agents conducted a raid near the Glass House Farms facility outside Camarillo, facing protesters, with thousands of agents operating in Southern California this summer.
- The Trump administration’s promised deportations prompted federal agents to operate in California communities, including Bell, with residents confronting agents over their presence.
- USDA figures indicate that nearly half of U.S. farm laborers lack legal authorization, risking critical shortages amid enforcement plans targeting undocumented workers.
- This week, a federal judge’s order slowed immigration enforcement, and California Democrats proposed bills to unmask agents and require identification, said the source.
- Policy pivots toward rural labor pipelines aim to mitigate economic disruption, but expansion of the H-2A visa program faces capacity limits and administrative hurdles.
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