From the Washington Examiner: A migrant was left in critical condition Thursday following a 30-foot fall from a roof during a raid led by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection at a marijuana farm in southern California, according to the hospital.
Jaime Alanis Garcia remains in critical condition at Ventura County Medical Center, although his family told KTLA he may be taken off life support soon. The Mexican man suffered a broken neck and skull, according to reports. The hospital did not comment on his injuries.
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ICE and CBP officers on Thursday conducted raids at a cannabis farm in Camarillo, California, and another in Carpinteria. The operation drew backlash from California Democrats, including Rep. Jimmy Gomez, who claimed the migrant workers were picking strawberries. The Trump administration disputed that characterization.
Garcia fell 30 feet from a building when he was possibly trying to run away from federal agents, according to his family. He was present at the cannabis farm in Camarillo, Ventura County.
The media all blasted out reports claiming Garcia had died, and multiple Democrats fired off social media posts claiming ICE agents had killed him. Later it was clarified that Garcia has NOT died, but is in critical condition.
Also, ICE agents did not kill him. Garcia reportedly ran to the roof and fell off, all on his own.
NBC News claimed, “A farmworker at a Southern California cannabis farm has died, the United Farm Workers says, a day after being injured during an immigration raid by federal officers.”
DHS pushed back, writing, “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.”
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.
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) July 12, 2025
A farmworker who suffered serious injuries during an immigration raid at an agricultural area near Camarillo on Thursday remains in critical condition, according to a Ventura County Medical Center statement Friday evening on behalf of the family of Jaime Alanís Garcia –… pic.twitter.com/96aPTF5GNK
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) July 12, 2025
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