"A lot of undocumented immigrants - and their employers - remember when the siege began. Federal immigration agents equipped with tactical gear and rifles descended on downtown Los Angeles in armored trucks on June 6, arresting dozens of workers at an apparel factory. Within hours, another group of agents raided a Home Depot a few miles away, arresting day laborers who were looking for work."
"Those operations quickly became a flashpoint, sparking spontaneous large-scale street protests. But President Donald Trump's administration doubled down, and more high-profile raids followed as the White House sought to make good on the president's promise to conduct the largest mass deportation program in the nation's history. Immigration agents have since conducted sweeps at construction sites, restaurants, factories, car washes, and farms, upending life for undocumented workers nationwide. California estimates that nearly 1.5 million undocumented workers call the state home."
Federal immigration agents conducted high-profile, militarized raids in Los Angeles and elsewhere, arresting workers at factories, Home Depot, construction sites, restaurants, car washes and farms. The raids sparked large street protests while the Trump administration increased enforcement to pursue a large-scale deportation program. The operations have upended life for undocumented workers across the country and affected approximately 1.5 million undocumented workers in California. Employers and unions in impacted industries such as farmwork, garment production and food service have organized defenses to make identification and detainment more difficult. The strategies focus on informing workers about threats and shielding them from detention and deportation.
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