US immigration officials raid California farms as Trump ramps up conflict

Stepped-up ‘enforcement activity’ to fulfill arrest quotas leads to reports of agents chasing workers across farmland

US immigration officials have increased “enforcement activity” in California’s agricultural heartland as the conflict between the state and Donald Trump’s administration intensifies.

Immigrant advocacy groups reported multiple actions across the state, where an estimated 255,700 farm workers are undocumented, and said agents pursued workers through blueberry fields and staged operations at agricultural facilities.

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