Immigrant advocacy group Your Allied Rapid Response is seeing an influx of new volunteers wanting to become legal observers as federal immigration officials continue to escalate their enforcement tactics.
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At least one Watsonville resident detained by ICE over the weekend, advocacy group says
Immigration officials detained a Watsonville resident Sunday morning, according to grassroots organization Your Allied Rapid Response. ICE agents were also reported knocking on doors near Watsonville High School on Sunday.
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Hundreds of anti-ICE protesters fill Santa Cruz’s Ocean Street, remembering Renee Good
As hundreds gathered to protest the killing of Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis last week, organizers urged the public to get involved. ”Find a political home in Santa Cruz County,” one organizer told Lookout as ICE monitoring activity grows locally.
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‘It’s looking like a test run’: False ICE alarm at illegal cannabis operation readies community for potential immigration raids
When law enforcement raided a Royal Oaks cannabis warehouse Wednesday in connection with an illegal cannabis investigation, local activists mistook it for an immigration operation, demonstrating how the community’s rapid-response network springs into action when potential ICE threats emerge.
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San Bernardino County sheriff’s investigation into illegal cannabis brings heavy law enforcement presence to Monterey County near Watsonville
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department deputies were carrying out a search warrant Wednesday morning related to illegal cannabis activity at a warehouse on the outskirts of Watsonville, in Monterey County, multiple agencies confirmed to Lookout.
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Los temores de deportación crecen en el condado de Santa Cruz mientras aumentan las redadas migratorias y protestas en todo EE.UU.
Mientras las redadas migratorias y protestas continúan intensificándose en Los Ángeles y se extienden por todo el país, los líderes del condado de Santa Cruz dicen que están haciendo todo lo posible para mantener a raya los temores de los residentes. Mientras tanto, un portavoz de ICE le dijo a Lookout: “No es un secreto que estaremos en el campo”.
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Deportation fears grow in Santa Cruz County as immigration raids, protests escalate across U.S.
As immigration raids and protests continue to escalate in Los Angeles and spread across the country, Santa Cruz County leaders say they are doing their best to keep residents’ fears at bay. Meanwhile, an ICE spokesperson tells Lookout: “There’s no secret that we’ll be out in the field.”
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Watsonville resident detained by immigration officials outside home Tuesday, advocacy group says
A Watsonville resident was arrested by federal immigration officials outside of their home Tuesday morning, according to grassroots organization Your Allied Rapid Response. The arrest did not appear to be part of a larger raid in the area.
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A DHS vehicle spotted on Mission Street caused panic on social media. Only, it wasn’t ICE.
The false alarm over the DHS vehicle reflects a heightened state of vigilance that has persisted in the county since the Trump administration announced aggressive immigration enforcement policies, making even routine sightings of federal vehicles a source of community anxiety.
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‘Everyone’s scared’: Watsonville businesses see sharp drop in customers amid Trump immigrant threat
Fear of deportation has rippled through Watsonville’s small-business economy since President Donald Trump took office, with some merchants reporting falling sales as customers stockpile savings and avoid leaving their homes.