The first of three “Know Your Rights” community town halls was held Tuesday in Lamont in the wake of week-long immigration enforcement operations in Kern County. Attendees packed the room to learn more about what to do when it comes to immigration status and interacting with federal officials,

From Arvin to Bakersfield to Wasco and other places in Kern County, agents from the U.S. Border Patrol carried out an operation that began Monday morning.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was spotted in Bakersfield. Organizations like Loud for Tomorrow have posted on social media, highlighting that ICE raids are currently underway