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Judge Limits ICE Tactics After Deadly California Cannabis Farm Raid

Temporary orders halt racial profiling detentions following a raid that detained roughly 200 workers

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Overview

  • ICE and CBP arrested about 200 individuals at two Glass House Farms sites in Southern California, identifying them as undocumented migrants.
  • Agents discovered ten migrant minors at the farms, triggering a federal investigation into child labor violations.
  • A farmworker, Jaime Alanis, died after falling 30 feet from a greenhouse roof during the raid, with the Department of Homeland Security stating he was not being pursued by agents.
  • U.S. District Judge Maame Frimpong issued temporary restraining orders barring detentions based on racial profiling and ensuring detainees’ access to legal counsel.
  • The FBI is probing gunfire directed at officers by an unidentified masked shooter during the operation.