Farmer dies after falling from greenhouse roof during ICE raid in California
Jaime Alanis, 57, is the first person to die as a result of Donald Trump's ICE raids.
His niece, Yesenia Duran, posted on the fundraising site GoFundMe to say her uncle was his family's only provider and he had been sending his earnings back to his wife and daughter in Mexico.
The United Food Workers said Mr Alanis had worked on the farm for 10 years.
"These violent and cruel federal actions terrorise American communities, disrupt the American food supply chain, threaten lives and separate families," the union said in a recent statement on X.
The Department of Homeland Security said it executed criminal search warrants at Glass House Farms facilities on Thursday.
Mr Alanis called family to say he was hiding and possibly fleeing agents before he fell around 30ft (9m) from the roof and broke his neck, according to information from family, hospital and government sources.
Agents arrested 200 people suspected of being in the country illegally and identified at least 10 immigrant children on the sites, the DHS said in a statement.
Mr Alanis was not among them, the agency said.
"This man was not in and has not been in CBP or ICE custody," DHS assistant secretary for public affairs Tricia McLaughlin said.
"Although he was not being pursued by law enforcement, this individual climbed up to the roof of a greenhouse and fell 30ft. CBP immediately called a medivac to the scene to get him care as quickly as possible."
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Four US citizens were arrested during the incident for allegedly "assaulting or resisting officers", the DHS said, and authorities were offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a person suspected of firing a gun at federal agents.
In a statement, Glass House, a licensed Cannabis grower, said immigration agents had valid warrants. It said workers were detained and it is helping provide them with legal representation.
"Glass House has never knowingly violated applicable hiring practices and does not and has never employed minors," it added.
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