Randy Villegas accuses federal immigration agents of voter intimidation in California’s 22nd District
Randy Villegas, the Democratic candidate in California’s 22nd Congressional District, called recent arrests by immigration agents a clear attempt to intimidate communities before the election. Lawyers, advocates, videos and court records describe arrests near schools, homes, intersections, parking lots and gas stations. An official said some arrests stemmed from employee information obtained through audits of local businesses.
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Democratic congressional candidate Randy Villegas accused federal immigration agents of trying to intimidate voters through recent arrests in California’s 22nd Congressional District, which could help determine control of the House. He described the arrests as an obvious effort to frighten communities before the election. Accounts from lawyers, advocates, video footage and court records place arrests by schools, homes, intersections, parking lots and gas stations. An official said some arrests at workers’ homes or along commutes stemmed from employee information obtained through audits of local businesses. A relative said agents arrested a mother and her brother as they unloaded shopping in Kern County; she has cared for her two children alone since their father died earlier this year.
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Thought Catalog and Devdiscourse report the same California immigration raids and voter-intimidation accusations described in the proposed event, and both results are dated October 31. Their coverage is derivative of Reuters reporting rather than independent reporting.