Hundreds arrested in immigration raid at 2 California farms
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About 100 ICE agents detained people at a Kings Mountain fire extinguisher plant, according a sealed warrant briefly detailed in court.
The judge said there was "a mountain of evidence" that federal agents had arrested people solely based on characteristics such as race, employment and accent.
Immigrant workers are central to recovery efforts in neighborhoods burned in the January wildfires, but recent raids have led some to stay home.
The court’s temporary restraining order has dealt a blow to the Trump administration’s pledge to carry out mass deportations in the city.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom ripped into President Donald Trump in response to video footage that showed federal immigration agents firing tear gas and pepper bullets at children.
A federal judge temporarily halted the administration from making indiscriminate arrests based on race and denying detainees access to lawyers, in a lawsuit that could have national repercussions.
As word spread among Catholics that immigration agents were visiting places of worship to carry out deportations, the pews inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in downtown Los Angeles became less and less crowded.
California Democratic Rep. Jimmy Gomez claimed that immigration officers were not targeting MS-13 members or criminals during a recent ICE raid in Los Angeles.
As ICE agents raid workplaces across the country, some companies are calling on HR and legal experts to develop a plan.