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littlemissmartypants

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Sat Jun 14, 2025, 02:37 PM Saturday

UFW Calls Bullshit: Farm Workers in Danger Despite Reported "Pause" on Farm Raids.

Posted on June 13, 2025 by Jocelyn Sherman

We have heard reports of guidance directing DHS to “pause” raids on agricultural worksites and we are skeptical. As long as Border Patrol and ICE are allowed to sweep through farm worker communities making chaotic arrests the way they did TODAY, they are still hunting down farm workers.

Today we had calls before dawn from kids tracking their dads heading toward detention facilities, where they remain.

We had union members calling us for help locating neighbors and spouses. Many companies stayed closed today due to the presence of roving federal agents, especially Border Patrol.

We experienced such a sweep in Moorpark, CA today — after this “guidance” reportedly went out.
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