The ruthless immigration raids change the lifestyle of California

When immigration agents came to the farm where he works, Jaime Alanis tried to hide.

Ascending to the roof of a greenhouse as the agents rounded up and arrested dozens of colleagues below, Alanis hoped to stay out of sight.

Then he fell.

His neck was broken and a skull broke. He died later in hospital.

Meanwhile, immigration agents fired tears at a crowd of about 500 protesters who gathered to stop attacks in front of two legal cannabis farms. Some threw rocks and the FBI says One fired a gun at federal agents.

The death of G -n -Alanis and the violent clashes that have arisen in these cannabis farms are the latest examples of the type of chaos that has grown in southern California since early June, when immigration raids began to intensify in the region.

These repression caused protests that led to US President Donald Trump, with the National Guard and US Marines to defend the federal officers from the protesters and to ensure that his mass deportations, which he has long promised, have been implemented.

While many Americans support Trump’s difficult immigration policies, the ruthlessness of attacks in the region has also caused a fierce twist from neighbors and activists. Southern California is home to approximately 1.4 million homeless immigrants, many of whom are forced to hide – too afraid to go to work, school or even a grocery store.

In this way, raids have changed the landscape of one of the most populated regions in the country. The business is closed, the cities have canceled the events in the community – including the fate of fireworks on July Fourth.

“Everyone is looking over their shoulders,” says Rapado seller in Los Angeles on recent Sunday, where usually crowded football fields and picnic tables were mostly empty. As she was preparing the shaved ice with sweet strawberry syrup, she seemed cautious of questions, but grateful to a client.

“It’s never,” she said.

The raids on the two cannabis farms have already been advertised as the largest immigration operation since Trump took office.

Of the 361 migrants detained during these raids, four had “extensive” criminal records, including rape, abduction and attempt to violence against children, the media said. Immigration officers also found 14 children migrants, who were “saved from potential exploitation, forced labor and human trafficking”.

While the administration often emphasizes convicted rapists, murderers and drug dealers who have arrested in operations, dozens of immigrants – many without penalty sentences who have spent decades in the construction of businesses, families and homes – have been caught in crossing.

“They just kidnap you,” says Carlos, who did not want his full surname used for fear that he could be deported to his native Guatemala. He is afraid to go to work too much, as his sister Emma was detained while selling taco in front of a home depot last month. “If I’m brown, if I’m Spanish, they just come to catch you and take you.”

Trump’s administration says that the allegations that people are directed because of the color of their skin are “disgusting” and false.

Carlos says he feels a little more convenient than federal California Judge ordered the Trump Administration to stop “indiscriminate” detention of people with “Roving patrols” of federal agents. But he does not believe they will stop and he has to return to work.

“How will I pay my rent,” he says. “I got stuck inside.”

Churches and immigrant rights organize the supply of food for people when hiding. They also teach people to protect immigrants on the streets using applications, text chains and social media to warn people when federal agents are nearby.

When dozens of camouflage armed agents descended into Parcarat Park on horseback and in armored vehicles earlier this month, few were surprised.

The word spread quickly from the operation – and the rumors turned that “La Migra” was coming hours before the arrival of the troops. Dozens of protesters moved to greet the troops – including LA Mayor Karen Bass, who wanted to leave the park.

Witnesses say no arrests have been made and no one is seen running away. During the arrival of the troops, professionally looking crews for cameras that record the apparent force show-the only people in the park were protesters, some children in a summer camp and some homeless people sleeping in the grass.

“It’s a bowel numbness,” says Betsy Bolte, who lives near the park and has appeared to protest and shout the agents.

“This is a war against people – the heart and soul of the economy. And everything is deliberate. It’s part of the plan,” she said, crying as she showed her reporters her footage.

Activists accuse the government of terrorizing their own people.

“This is part of a terror program. From Los Angeles to the central coast, the Trump Weapons Administration of the Federal Government and the military against the Californians,” says the advocacy group.

But not all Californians agree.

Trump won 38% of ballots in November. Recently, BBC presented the story of a woman Who is still dedicated to the president and his plans for a mass deportation, even while closed as an illegal immigrant.

And Trump’s lone supporter appeared on the cannabis farm protest last week, just to be beaten and mocked and spat on the protesters.

Ironically, the architect of many of Trump’s deportation policies is Angelo himself. The White House senior assistant Stephen Miller was raised in Liberal Santa Monica, where even a teenager was known on conservative radio for condemning the use of Spanish in his school.

He told Fox News this week that the “violent” democratic politicians in California, who are appearing to protest, incite violence against federal immigration agents.

“No city can also help invade this country at the will of the American people and law enforcement officers, empowered to accept the will of the American people,” he said.

Trump’s “Border Tsar” Tom Homan says that Los Angeles is guilty because the laws of LA sanctuary are preventing local law enforcement agents from cooperating with immigration agents in prisons where they can detain immigrants out of the public eye.

“We will double, we tripled the cities of the sanctuary,” Homan told reporters, adding that they did not have such obvious public raids in Florida, because all the sheriffs there were launching immigration agents in prisons to detain immigrants.

“If they do not allow us to arrest the bad person in the district prison, they will arrest them in the community. We will arrest them on a work site.”

In Los Angeles, the impact of the month of attacks is noticeable. In parks and neighborhoods that ever come to life with buyers, foot traffic, music and street suppliers, the lack of familiar sounds is ominous.

There are 88 cities in the LA County and many have canceled public summer events due to the continued immigration implementation activities.

“Many residents have expressed fear and uncertainty, which made them stay indoors, refrain from working and withdraw from daily public life,” says the city of Huntington Park in a statement of canceled events. “Our priority is and will continue to be the safety and tranquility of our community.

Now some immigrants are afraid to appear for their planned hearing because they are detained outside the court.

Pastor Ara Torosian of the Cornerstone Church in West La said most of his congregants in Persian are seeking asylum. A couple with a three -year -old daughter was detained outside the court when they appeared for what they thought was a “routine” hearing. They are now in Texas at the Family Retention Center.

Five members of his congregation were detained in June – two of them on the street while Pastor Torosian filmed and asked agents to stop.

“They are not criminals,” he said. “They obeyed everything, hiding nothing.”