A #California #farmworker died on Friday from injuries sustained a day earlier when #US #immigration agents raided a cannabis operation & arrested hundreds of workers, according to a farmworker advocacy group.

Dozens of #ImmigrantRights activists faced off w/ #federal agents in rural Southern California on Thursday. It was the latest escalation of #Trump's campaign for #MassDeportations of immigrants in the US.

#law#HumanRights#ICE#Gestapo#PoliceBrutality
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/one-california-worker-dead-hundreds-arrested-after-cannabis-farm-raid-2025-07-11/

In the orders, the judge, Maame E. Frimpong of the US District Court for the Central District of #California, directed agents to stop #RacialProfiling in the course of seeking out #immigrants, & mandated that the #federal government, which has deployed hundreds of agents from #ICE & other agencies in #LosAngeles County, ensure detainees have access to legal counsel.

#law#Constitution #immigration#DueProcess#CivilRights#Judiciary#Trump#Gestapo#AbuseOfPower #tyranny

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The scene at the #farm on Thursday was chaotic, with #federal agents wearing helmets & face #masks using #TearGas & smoke cannisters on #protesters, according to photos & videos of the scene.

Several #farmworkers were injured & one died on Friday from injuries sustained after a 30-foot fall from a building during the #raid, said Elizabeth Strater, national vice president of the #UnitedFarmWorkers.

#law #immigration#HumanRights#ICE#Trump#Gestapo#PoliceBrutality

Frightening images out of #Pasadena, #California show a plainclothes #federal#LawEnforcement officer at a stoplight jumping out of his vehicle & drawing his #weapon on a person attempting to #photograph his license plate.

Details are limited & exact circumstances of the incident are unknown, but the potentially deadly confrontation occurred Wed morning at around the same time federal #immigration agents carried out an op at a bus stop nearby.

#law#Trump#AbuseOfPower
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/plainclothes-federal-agent-draws-gun-on-man-at-stoplight-in-pasadena/

“I’ve lived in #LA for 35 years already & I’ve never seen anything like this,” he said, adding that more than half of his Hispanic [& Latin] clientele are afraid to leave their homes. “Our business has been down I would say 60% to 70%.”

Asked for comment, city leaders in #Pasadena said that they are aware of Wednesday’s #arrests & the officer pulling his #gun on a resident….

#immigration #law#StateSponsoredAbduction #economy#SmallBusiness#Trump#AbuseOfPower #tyranny#AmericanAutocracy

“We at the City of #Pasadena are deeply saddened & concerned by the events that have taken place in the region over the past several days surrounding the federal government’s #immigration enforcement activities. Neither the City of Pasadena or the Pasadena Police Dept participate in the enforcement of #federal civil immigration laws, nor do we ask about an individual’s immigration status when responding to calls for service or when delivering City services.”

#law#Trump#AmericanAutocracy

#Trump’s order did not specify any standards for when #troops would be able use #force — like arresting people or shooting them—if his admin deemed a #protest to threaten #federal personnel, property or functions.

Notably, #PeteHegseth has railed against #military lawyers who promoted what he saw as unduly restrictive rules of engagement aimed at protecting #civilians in war zones. He has fired the top judge advocate general (#JAG) lawyers who give advice on legal constraints.

#law #democracy