California Farmworker Dies During ICE Raid Arresting 200 Suspects

Jaime Alanis, a 57-year-old farmworker and sole provider for his family, died after falling approximately 30 feet from a greenhouse roof during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid at Glass House Farms, a cannabis and produce facility in Camarillo, California. Alanis was not pursued or detained by federal agents at the time of his fall, according to the Department of Homeland Security, which executed criminal search warrants related to immigration and child labor investigations, arresting around 200 people suspected of being in the country illegally. The United Farm Workers union condemned the raid as violent and disruptive to communities and the food supply chain, emphasizing the broader human costs of the Trump administration’s expanded immigration enforcement efforts. Alanis was hospitalized in critical condition on life support before his death, which has intensified debates about worker safety and the impact of immigration raids on both undocumented workers and local communities. The farm and authorities stressed that Alanis was not in ICE custody during the incident, while protests and legal support efforts for detained workers followed the chaotic operation. This case highlights the vulnerabilities of agricultural workers amid aggressive immigration policies and enforcement actions.