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Jaime Alanis died after sustaining injuries during raid where authorities say they arrested about 200 people

A farm worker died on Friday from injuries that he sustained a day earlier in raids on two California cannabis farm sites as US immigration authorities confirmed they arrested 200 workers after a tense standoff with authorities.

Jaime Alanis’s death was confirmed in a social media post by the United Farm Workers advocacy group. “We tragically can confirm that a farm worker has died of injuries they sustained as a result of yesterday’s immigration enforcement action,” the post read.

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[–] Chip_Rat@lemmy.world 37 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why isn't the farm owner under arrest? They claim they don't hire illegal immigrants. So is Ice arresting and reporting legal temporary workers, legal American citizens, or is this employer just flouting the law?

if this whole thing were actually about stopping foreign illegal workers, it would be quite easy to just arrest the bosses of any company found to be using them. 1 year in jail and a $2000 for ever worker found to be without proper paperwork. Give the workers half the fine money and a bus ticket back with a warning and put them on a list. They probably deserve more for the abuse they had to tolerate so their American boss could make their money.

Again, if the intention is as we are being told. It's harsh but fair for everyone involved.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Apparently, the farm owner is a former cop. A former cop who had been in a labor dispute with workers over overtime and missed wages

[–] ganksy@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

From a quick search looks like the owner is Graham Farrar, a former tech bro from Sonos. Where did you find that info?

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 15 points 1 day ago

He's a co-owner, the other guy (and CEO) is the former cop

Kyle Kazan is an American businessman who is the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Glass House Brands Inc., a publicly traded cannabis company listed on the NEO Exchange and OTC Markets. He is also a founder and chairman of Beach Front Property Management, Inc. and co-founder and managing member of Beach Front Properties, LLC. Kazan has also served as a special education teacher at LAUSD and a police officer at the Torrance Police Department.

[–] bdjukemgood@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago

TLDR-Dude was hiding in a barn and fell 30 feet

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

30 feet is a bit less than 9.5m.

[–] Pechente@feddit.org 6 points 1 day ago
[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I thought you were making a correction at first but this is a helpful comment for the metric folks, 31.16 feet is 9.5m 👍

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 8 points 1 day ago

Uh... I guess that just happened. Insert that meme whre the ninja says "c'mon, do something".