CAMARILLO, Calif. (KABC) — A farmworker has died from injuries he suffered during an immigration raid at an agricultural area near Camarillo on Thursday, the United Farm Workers union said.
The news comes after the UFW, in a series of posts, confirmed some farmworkers were critically injured during the enforcement operation.
„Other workers, including US citizens, remain unaccounted for,“ they said in a post.
A woman who reached out to Eyewitness News said her family member, Jaime Garcia, fell 30 feet off a building while he was possibly trying to run from federal agents chasing him.
He was taken to the hospital with a broken neck and skull.
The FBI is offering a reward up to $50,000 for information after a man was allegedly seen firing a weapon toward several agents during the clash with protesters.
DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin issued a statement that said:
„This man was not in and has not been in CBP or ICE custody. Although he was not being pursued by law enforcement, this individual climbed up to the roof of a green house and fell 30 feet. CBP immediately called a medivac to the scene to get him care as quickly as possible.“
Garcia’s family says he was working at a farm in the area to send money home to his wife and daughter in Mexico.
A GoFundMe page has been set up by family members to help cover medical and funeral expenses.
According to the UFW, the other injured workers are not believed to have life-threatening injuries.
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