Three months after the raid in Ventura

Following the violent ICE operation in Ventura, northwest of Los Angeles, where at least 200 farmworkers were registered three months ago, fear continued to grip the community. However, there are organizations working to provide information and support to migrants.

In the fields of Ventura, where workers arrive every day, local organizations have supported migrants in the face of raids, even before they became more frequent, as pointed out by Leonardo Martínez, a member of VC Defensa, an advocacy group for Ventura County.

Leonardo Martínez, member of VC Defensa, recalls that many organizers are migrants themselves and says that many of their parents or grandparents have suffered raids.

The migrant advocate says that it has hurt them deeply as a community and they have come together in the face of the damage caused by the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant policy.

Leonardo Martínez, Member, VC Defensa, a advocacy group for Ventura County, acknowledges that this situation has changed us as people.

He points out that there are many sensationalist videos of confrontations, but three months ago, most of the people out there were family members. Let’s hear from Leonardo Martínez, Member, VC Defensa, an advocacy group for Ventura County.

In addition, Leonardo Martínez, member of VC Defensa, a defense group for Ventura County, says that there were people looking to see if they could find people in hiding.

Leonardo Martínez, Member, VC Defensa, advocacy group for Ventura County, acknowledges that afterward, we must deal with what remains: fear.

Finally, Leonardo Martínez, Member, VC Defensa, advocacy group for Ventura County, insists that as migrants and as a community, we must prepare ourselves with information about our rights.