The #Trump admin has made conflicting statements about whether #immigration agents will target #farmworkers, about half of whom are unauthorized to work in the US, per govt estimates.
#DHS said that ~200 people in the country illegally were arrested in the raid, which targeted 2 locations of the cannabis operation Glass House Farms.
Agents also found 10 immigrant minors at the #farm. The facility is under investigation for child labor violations, said #CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott.
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.
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US #citizens were detained during the #raid & some are still unaccounted for, Strater said.
Some citizen workers who were detained reported only being released from custody after deleting photos & videos of the raid from their phones, said #UFW President Teresa Romero in a statement.
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"These violent and cruel federal actions terrorize American communities, disrupt the American food supply chain, threaten lives & separate families," Romero said.
#law #immigration#HumanRights#ICE#Trump#Gestapo#PoliceBrutality#TheCrueltyIsThePoint
now *that's* some serious hypocricy. the party that says "stop school lunches, let them work at mcdonalds" and "we really need to loosen child labor laws" is claiming they care about child labor law violations?
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