The Canada Brief

Politics · 15 h ago

Immigration raids shadow a tight California House race

Since early October, federal agents have fanned out across California's Central Valley in a 45-day operation called Operation Save California.

Homeland Security

Targets the illegal

Farmworker union

Dragnet on workers

The Department of Homeland Security says the raids target people in the US illegally, while farmworker groups and local officials describe a dragnet.

The raids became a flashpoint in the 22nd district, where Republican incumbent David Valadao faced Democrat Randy Villegas in Tuesday's midterm vote. Polls suggested a tight race.