Politics · 14 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.
