Surging ICE raids shadow final weeks of California congressional race

Bakersfield, California – In a nondescript car park, a memorial with orange marigolds and prayer candles has been erected in honour of recently deceased labour organiser and civil rights leader Dolores Huerta.

Huerta was a well-known figure in California’s Central Valley, where she helped found the United Farm Workers union (UFW) and win better wages and working conditions for m...