"immigrants were getting swept up while refueling their trucks or picking up some breakfast before starting their day, 25% of citrus workers stayed home from work. The day after, 75% stayed home. The raids have "sent shockwaves through the entire community," Creamer said. "People aren't going to work and kids aren't going to school," mirroring mass school absences following past workplace raids in states like Mississippi, New Mexico, and Tennessee. "Throughout the raids, Border Patrol appeared to be profiling farm workers," United Farm Workers said. "These raids have resulted in dozens of arrests of hardworking people, including UFW union members." The labor union called the enforcement actions "a troubling preview of what we expect our communities to endure over the next 4 years."
US crops expected to rot across the country as Trump's ethnic cleansing campaign via ICE targets immigrant community. Food prices to rise. Trump's shock troopers detained visibly Latino immigrants and US citizens alike.
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