ICE Holds Record Undocumented Immigrants, Uses Black Hawks, National Guard in Raids on California Car Wash and Farms

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) currently holds more undocumented immigrants than at any previous time in American history, prompting calls for increased detention facility construction nationwide. Recent enforcement actions include multiple raids in California, notably at a car wash in Anaheim on July 6, where several undocumented individuals were arrested. Further raids extended to agricultural areas in Ventura County and Southern California farms, involving the detention of numerous farm workers. These operations have been supported by the deployment of National Guard troops, Marines, and the use of Black Hawk helicopters to secure perimeters and provide logistical support, including supply drops during prolonged raids. The raids have sparked protests and heightened tensions, with federal agents continuing to target locations such as cannabis farms, where some operations also aim to rescue trafficked children forced into labor.