The idea for a labor strike was born in an organizing group chat that was created by a farm worker, according to Zaragoza. In that group chat, composed of farm workers and community organizers, a farm worker from Fresno brought up the idea of a work stop, according to Zaragoza.

The death of a Mexican farmworker during a raid by federal officers at a California cannabis farm has sparked an outcry over ICE tactics.

WASHINGTON, July 11 (Reuters) - A California farm worker died on Friday after U.S. immigration agents raided a cannabis nursery and arrested hundreds of workers, a worker advocacy group said, while a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to temporarily halt some of its most aggressive tactics in rounding up undocumented immigrants.

Cannabis farm worker Jaime Alanís is on life support after a 30-foot fall during a Ventura County immigration raid.

"I can confidently say that most farmers in the country either laughed out loud or were just deflated by those comments," said a citrus and avocado grower in Ventura County