A farmworker who fell through the glass roof at a greenhouse during Thursday's ICE raid was reported brain dead on Friday, and his family said he died on Saturday. Jamie Alanis suffered head and neck injuries in a 30-foot fall. He had worked at the farm for about ten years and sent money back to Mexico to support his wife and daughter. A GoFundMe to raise $50,000 to return his body to Mexico and help his family has raised $160,000 as of mid-morning Monday.
Department of Homeland Security officials report they arrested about 200 undocumented workers during Thursday's raids on Glass House Farms in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, with all but about 10 of the arrests at the Camarillo location.
Family members showed up at the Camarillo site Friday, trying to learn more about loved ones who were arrested. Some were also picking up personal items left behind.
Two teenage sisters standing outside told KCLU News their mother had been arrested, and they were there to pick up her ID and other belongings. They didn’t want to be interviewed, but said their mother called them from a detention facility in Los Angeles, and told them she was being deported to Mexico.
In a written statement, federal officials said in addition to the approximately 200 farmworkers taken into custody, they also arrested four U.S citizens who were protesters.
And, they said they found 10 migrant children at the facilities. They say they are investigating whether forced child labor or possibly human trafficking was involved.
