ICE has been targeting labor leaders and organizers along with thousands of workers who are now more afraid than ever to fight for better working conditions.

In this podcast, investigative journalist John Carlos Frey traces how that pattern has grown from a single farm in Albion, New York into a nationwide crisis in 2026 — one that is reshaping labor markets, collapsing organizing campaigns, and keeping some of the most vulnerable workers in America in a state of permanent fear.

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https://documentedny.com/2025/08/27/lyn-ette-farms-ice-detention/

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What if ICE raids aren't just about immigration enforcement — what if they're part of something much bigger?

In this episode, host John Carlos Frey sits down with journalist and activist Lee Stedman, whose on-the-ground reporting during Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis revealed a pattern that goes far beyond deportation.

From the criminalization of rapid response networks to the rise of a coordinated interagency task force, Stedman connects the dots between surveillance technology, propaganda, and what he sees as a deliberate effort to consolidate power ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

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On August 28, 2025, three immigrant rights activists followed an unmarked ICE vehicle through Los Angeles and livestreamed what they saw — exactly what rapid responders across Southern California had been doing for months. That afternoon ended with federal charges.

Cynthia Raygoza, Ashleigh Brown, and Sandra Samane became known as the Baldwin Park Three. Their case didn't just put three women on trial, it put the First Amendment on trial — asking whether the right to document the government ends the moment a federal agent pulls into a residential street. John Carlos Frey investigates the prosecution, the politics, and the precedent.

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