Immigration enforcement activity sends shockwaves with Central Valley farmworkers and the agriculture industry.
There are plans by immigration officials to expand the operation across the Central Valley – as far north as Sacramento.
Ongoing sightings of Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents in Bakersfield and surrounding areas have left community members with more questions than answers.
Federal immigration agents will be conducting operations and raids in Bakersfield this week, according to local officials.
Immigration raids by the United States Border Patrol (USBP) in Kern County, California, are "sowing chaos" in vulnerable communities, according to California Senate Majority leader Lena Gonzalez.