Overview

• A coalition reports that more than 80 car washes have been targeted since June with roughly 250 workers detained, with operations continuing across the region.
• CLEAN Carwash Worker Center gathered at the shuttered La Cienega Car Wash to roll out a preparedness checklist for owners, workers, and customers.
• Organizers announced a volunteer protection unit to document arrests and share real-time sightings to help attorneys and community responders.
• The Department of Homeland Security says more than 5,000 immigration arrests have been made since June 6, while Border Patrol leaders reject profiling claims and defend agents’ use of masks for safety.
• Workers and relatives described harsh detention conditions, including prolonged custody at Adelanto and reports of denied medications for people with serious illnesses.