Border Patrol, Central Valley and Fresno

Border Patrol says Central Valley raids, latest operation over, Fresno congressman reports
The Border Patrol’s report to Congressman Jim Costa contradicts earlier accounts about this week’s raids and agents’ behavior during the operation.
Hundreds protest in northeast Fresno against recent Border Patrol arrests in Central Valley
After border patrol agents were spotted across the Central Valley and dozens of migrants were detained, several large protests are now beginning to pop up across the region.
Watch: Hundreds protest Border Patrol’s Central Valley raids at Fresno demonstration
Hundreds of people gathered Sunday for a peaceful demonstration at Fresno’s River Park shopping center in protest of the Border Patrol’s three-day operation in the Central Valley. Protesters arrived just after 9 a.
Why is Border Patrol so far inland for Central California arrests? Here’s its jurisdiction
“Our area of responsibility stretches from the U.S./Mexico Border, north, as mission and threat dictate, all the way to the Oregon line,” U.S. Border Patrol Chief Patrol Agent Gregory K. Bovino, chief of the El Centro Sector in Imperial Valley, said in a statement.
78 immigrants detained by Border Patrol throughout the Central Valley, officials say
U.S. Customs conducted unannounced raids in the Central Valley, detaining 78 undocumented immigrants from Fresno and Kern County.
Immigrant parent fears ’100%’ real after Border Patrol raids in Central Valley, leaders say
Everyone is nervous because they don’t know if they’re going to drop off their children in the morning and not be around to pick them up at the end of the day.”
Concerns rise amid Border Patrol sightings in Central Valley
As President-elect Donald Trump is expected to take office in January, there's concern over migrants across the state of California getting deported.
Possible Border Patrol raids in Fresno: Is law enforcement involved?
After several raids from Border Patrol were reported in Kern County, agents announced they would be heading to Fresno in the coming days, and the Fresno County
What to do if you’re detained by Border Patrol as raids in Central California continue
If someone you know has been detained, they will be processed at the local ICE field office before being transferred to a detention facility. In the Central Valley, the Mesa Verde Detention Center is located in the city of Bakersfield. Detainee locator: locator.ice.gov
Hundreds protest in Fresno against recent Border Patrol Arrests
After border patrol agents were spotted across the Central Valley and dozens of migrants were detained, several large protests are now beginning to pop up across the region.
‘They just got my uncle’: Immigration arrests spark fear among farmworkers in Central Valley
Dozens have been arrested in the heavily agricultural Kern County during a multiple-day operation by U.S. Customs and Border ...
Rumors about Border Patrol operations in California spark social media uproar
A real Border Patrol operation in another part of California has sparked rumors and social media uproar—and caused anxiety ...