US EditionImmigration raid in Bakersfield has ‘chilling effect’ on community, United Farm Workers says
- The immigration raid in Kern County resulted in the detention of 78 people according to CBP, while the United Farm Workers estimates the number is closer to 200.
- The operation, named 'Return to Sender', targeted undocumented people with criminal backgrounds and connections to criminal organizations, as stated by CBP.
- The United Farm Workers expressed that the raids have caused a chilling effect on the community, leading to fear among families and changes in daily activities.
- Antonio De Loera-Brust emphasized that the operation shows immigration enforcement agencies may become more aggressive under the incoming Trump administration.
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In Kern County, north of Los Angeles, border police went on a full-scale manhunt for foreign workers, mostly Latino, for a week. Some have “only” been arrested, others have already been deported to Mexico.
‘Fields were solitary’: Migration raids send chill across rural
Los Angeles, California — Recent raids carried out by the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in a rural California county have struck fear into immigrant communities as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House.CBP says that the operation in Kern County, which took place over
The recent Border Patrol operation in Bakersfield, California, has had a profound impact on the immigrant community. Univisión’s report showed that since last week, orange fields have seen a marked decline in their workforce, while in places such as the vicinity of Home Depot, the presence of day laborers has fallen dramatically. Workers’ organizations have reported that the arrests were carried out on farms, petrol stations and highway 99, sowi…
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