ICE operations in CA on the rise in recent days; CA Secretary of State Weber urges people to vote safely, gives options to avoid ICE at polls – October 8, 2026

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Demonstrators complete the final day of their week-long, 96-mile walk, which started in Adelanto, to call for an end to immigrant detention centers on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in Los Angeles Calif. (AP Photo/Jill Connelly)

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ICE operations in CA on the rise in recent days, operation reportedly will last 45 days;

CA Secretary of State Weber urges people to vote safely, gives options to avoid ICE at polls;

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Immigrant advocates report surge in ICE Arrests in Central Valley as DHS declines to confirm California operation

By Lauren Schmitt, KPFA News

October 8, 2026

FILE – A federal agent wears an Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge in New York, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

Immigrant rights advocates are reporting a sharp increase in federal immigration arrests across California’s Central Valley, as the Department of Homeland Security declines to confirm details of a reported 45-day enforcement operation.

Huy Tran, executive director of the Services, Immigrant Rights and Education Network, or SIREN, told KPFA that rapid response networks have documented a significant escalation over the past two to three days.