A California farmworker dies after falling from a greenhouse roof during a chaotic federal immigration raid near Camarillo. Drew Nelson reports.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Crime Alert hourly update, breaking crime news Now. I'm Drew Nelson.
A California farm worker dies after falling from a greenhouse
roof during a chaotic federal immigration raid near Camillo. Himei Alaniz,
aged fifty seven, died two days after he fell thirty
feet during an immigration raid at Glasshouse Farms, a licensed
(00:20):
cannabis grower in Ventura County. His family said he broke
his neck and skull and suffered a severed artery. He
had been on life support at Ventura County Medical Center
until his wife, who lives in Mexico, arrived to say goodbye.
After doctors found no brain activity, the family chose to
let him.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
Go because of these artificial quotas established by whether Donald
Trump or Stephen Miller or somebody in the administration, it's
causing ice to get more aggressive, more cruel, more extreme,
and these are the results. It's people dying.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
That's Alex Padilla, the Democratic senior senator from California, speaking
to CNN. He was his family's sole financial sending money
back to support his wife and daughter in mite Khan.
His niece, Yessenya Duran wrote on gofund me quote they
took one of our family members. We need justice. The
fundraiser has raised more than one hundred and sixty four
(01:13):
thousand dollars. The raid began early Thursday at two glasshouse
locations in Camillo and Carpenteria. Federal agents and National Guard
troops executed criminal search warrants. DHS said three hundred and
nineteen people were arrested, including fourteen miners rescued from suspected
force of labor or trafficking. Agents wore helmets and camouflage.
(01:35):
Protesters gathered outside the property and clashed with law enforcement.
Smoke bombs were deployed. At least one protester fired a
gun during the raid. Alanie called relatives to say he
was hiding. His family believes he was fleeing from agents
when he fell. DHS denied that agents were chasing him.
DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin states, quote, although he was
(01:57):
not being pursued by law enforcement, this individual climb up
to the roof of a greenhouse and fell thirty feet.
CVP immediately called a METOVAC to the scene to get
him care as quickly as possible. Four US citizens were
arrested during the protests. Several others were injured. According to
United Farm Workers, some US citizens detained during the raid
were forced to delete photos and videos from their phones.
(02:19):
Teresa Romero, president of UfW, stated, quote these violent and
cruel federal actions terrorized American communities, disrupt the American food
supply chain, threaten lives, and separate families. She says some
workers remain unaccounted for. Glasshouse Farms said in a statement
that it had fully complied with the warrants. The company
denied hiring minors and claimed it never knowingly violated labor rules.
(02:43):
President Trump praised the raids and called for quote whatever
means is necessary to detain immigrants. Governor Gavin Newsom accused
mister Trump of spreading fear, calling the raids quote chaos, fear,
and terror. His office issued a statement saying US citizens
were being racially profiled and take it to detention centers.
At least ten migrant children were found at the two sites.
(03:05):
Some were unaccompanied. DHS says the investigation is ongoing. More
Crime and Justice news after this. Seven year old Lewis
Anthony Mackerley was last seen on the afternoon of June seventh,
nineteen eighty four, in Allentown Pennsylvania. That day, his mother
(03:27):
was in the hospital for surgery. Lewis was at home
with a babysitter, possibly his aunt. He walked to school,
came home, then asked permission to walk two blocks to
a friend's house. Around four o'clock that afternoon, Lewis went
to a local hot dog stand. The owner, Carmen Marco,
said Lewis told him two other boys had been chasing him.
He left at four forty five pm. His parents think
(03:48):
he may have been headed to the home of an
elderly woman he liked to visit. That same afternoon, a
witness claimed to see Lewis talking with a man and
woman near Jordan Creek, about a block from his home.
Police never confirmed the sighting, but it wasn't ruled out either.
Lewis was often allowed to stay out late. He had
once wandered off early in the morning and locked himself out.
That led his parents to install a special luck for him.
(04:10):
On June seventh, he wasn't reported missing until eleven ten pm.
Police questioned the two boys who had chased Lewis. They
were cleared. Lewis's parents also passed polygraph tests. Authorities now
believe someone outside the family took him. In January of
eighty four, just five months before he disappeared, Louis reported
a couple named Frank and Elizabeth had molested him. He
(04:32):
said they threatened to hurt him if he told he
could not provide their last names or an address. Police
did not open a case. Lewis had learning disabilities. Without
taking Riddlin, he could suffer memory lapses. He walked with
his head down and placed his hands on his hips
when he talked. He was missing his four front teeth
and had two odd shaped burn scars on the right
(04:52):
side of his chest. On the day he vanished, he
wore blue jeans with a red tag on the pocket
that says Doggy, a striped short sleeve s sure pink socks,
and brown shoes. Lewis's case was one of the first
to appear on milk cartons and grocery bags. His disappearance
gained national attention because of it. It remains open but unsolved.
The Mackerley family later moved into the house Lewis had
(05:14):
dreamed of living in, the same one he may have
been walking to when he disappeared, but they lost the
house in bankruptcy and moved to effort Pennsylvania in nineteen
eighty nine. Today Lewis would be forty eight. Anyone with
information should call Allen Town Police at six ten four
three seven seventy seven twenty one. For the latest crime
and justice news. Follow Crime Alert hourly update on your
(05:34):
favorite podcast app with this crime Alert. I'm Drew Nelson.
Crime Alert hourly update, breaking crime news Now. I'm Drew Nelson.
A California farm worker dies after falling from a greenhouse
roof during a chaotic federal immigration raid near Camillo. Himei Alaniz,
aged fifty seven, died two days after he fell thirty
feet during an immigration raid at Glasshouse Farms, a licensed
(00:20):
cannabis grower in Ventura County. His family said he broke
his neck and skull and suffered a severed artery. He
had been on life support at Ventura County Medical Center
until his wife, who lives in Mexico, arrived to say goodbye.
After doctors found no brain activity, the family chose to
let him.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
Go because of these artificial quotas established by whether Donald
Trump or Stephen Miller or somebody in the administration, it's
causing ice to get more aggressive, more cruel, more extreme,
and these are the results. It's people dying.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
That's Alex Padilla, the Democratic senior senator from California, speaking
to CNN. He was his family's sole financial sending money
back to support his wife and daughter in mite Khan.
His niece, Yessenya Duran wrote on gofund me quote they
took one of our family members. We need justice. The
fundraiser has raised more than one hundred and sixty four
(01:13):
thousand dollars. The raid began early Thursday at two glasshouse
locations in Camillo and Carpenteria. Federal agents and National Guard
troops executed criminal search warrants. DHS said three hundred and
nineteen people were arrested, including fourteen miners rescued from suspected
force of labor or trafficking. Agents wore helmets and camouflage.
(01:35):
Protesters gathered outside the property and clashed with law enforcement.
Smoke bombs were deployed. At least one protester fired a
gun during the raid. Alanie called relatives to say he
was hiding. His family believes he was fleeing from agents
when he fell. DHS denied that agents were chasing him.
DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin states, quote, although he was
(01:57):
not being pursued by law enforcement, this individual climb up
to the roof of a greenhouse and fell thirty feet.
CVP immediately called a METOVAC to the scene to get
him care as quickly as possible. Four US citizens were
arrested during the protests. Several others were injured. According to
United Farm Workers, some US citizens detained during the raid
were forced to delete photos and videos from their phones.
(02:19):
Teresa Romero, president of UfW, stated, quote these violent and
cruel federal actions terrorized American communities, disrupt the American food
supply chain, threaten lives, and separate families. She says some
workers remain unaccounted for. Glasshouse Farms said in a statement
that it had fully complied with the warrants. The company
denied hiring minors and claimed it never knowingly violated labor rules.
(02:43):
President Trump praised the raids and called for quote whatever
means is necessary to detain immigrants. Governor Gavin Newsom accused
mister Trump of spreading fear, calling the raids quote chaos, fear,
and terror. His office issued a statement saying US citizens
were being racially profiled and take it to detention centers.
At least ten migrant children were found at the two sites.
(03:05):
Some were unaccompanied. DHS says the investigation is ongoing. More
Crime and Justice news after this. Seven year old Lewis
Anthony Mackerley was last seen on the afternoon of June seventh,
nineteen eighty four, in Allentown Pennsylvania. That day, his mother
(03:27):
was in the hospital for surgery. Lewis was at home
with a babysitter, possibly his aunt. He walked to school,
came home, then asked permission to walk two blocks to
a friend's house. Around four o'clock that afternoon, Lewis went
to a local hot dog stand. The owner, Carmen Marco,
said Lewis told him two other boys had been chasing him.
He left at four forty five pm. His parents think
(03:48):
he may have been headed to the home of an
elderly woman he liked to visit. That same afternoon, a
witness claimed to see Lewis talking with a man and
woman near Jordan Creek, about a block from his home.
Police never confirmed the sighting, but it wasn't ruled out either.
Lewis was often allowed to stay out late. He had
once wandered off early in the morning and locked himself out.
That led his parents to install a special luck for him.
(04:10):
On June seventh, he wasn't reported missing until eleven ten pm.
Police questioned the two boys who had chased Lewis. They
were cleared. Lewis's parents also passed polygraph tests. Authorities now
believe someone outside the family took him. In January of
eighty four, just five months before he disappeared, Louis reported
a couple named Frank and Elizabeth had molested him. He
(04:32):
said they threatened to hurt him if he told he
could not provide their last names or an address. Police
did not open a case. Lewis had learning disabilities. Without
taking Riddlin, he could suffer memory lapses. He walked with
his head down and placed his hands on his hips
when he talked. He was missing his four front teeth
and had two odd shaped burn scars on the right
(04:52):
side of his chest. On the day he vanished, he
wore blue jeans with a red tag on the pocket
that says Doggy, a striped short sleeve s sure pink socks,
and brown shoes. Lewis's case was one of the first
to appear on milk cartons and grocery bags. His disappearance
gained national attention because of it. It remains open but unsolved.
The Mackerley family later moved into the house Lewis had
(05:14):
dreamed of living in, the same one he may have
been walking to when he disappeared, but they lost the
house in bankruptcy and moved to effort Pennsylvania in nineteen
eighty nine. Today Lewis would be forty eight. Anyone with
information should call Allen Town Police at six ten four
three seven seventy seven twenty one. For the latest crime
and justice news. Follow Crime Alert hourly update on your
(05:34):
favorite podcast app with this crime Alert. I'm Drew Nelson.
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