UFW, media report worker’s death during ICE raid, but leave out crucial detail

Leftists have seized on the unfortunate death of a Mexican national who perished after falling from a rooftop during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid on a California pot farm, but the media is omitting a crucial detail.

The farmworker, who has been identified as Jaime Alanís, died after he plunged 30 feet from a greenhouse, suffering injuries including a broken neck, a fractured skull, and a severed artery during Thursday’s ICE operation at two Glass House Farms properties where officers reportedly arrested around 200 illegal aliens.

“The UFW can confirm farm workers were critically injured yesterday during chaotic raids in Ventura County, CA. Other workers, including US citizens, remain unaccounted for,” the United Farmworkers union announced.

The UFW can confirm farm workers were critically injured yesterday during chaotic raids in Ventura County, CA. Other workers, including US citizens, remain unaccounted for.

UFW staff is on the ground supporting impacted families.

Our full statement below.
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— United Farm Workers (@UFWupdates) July 11, 2025

“During the chaos, he fell 30 feet or more, and experienced devastating spinal and skull injuries,” UFW Vice President Elizabeth Strater said, according to The New York Times.

“We assumed they caught him… but we got a call from the hospital that he’s in critical condition, catastrophic injuries,” the man’s niece told NBC Los Angeles. “He’s not going to make it.”

While the media and activists got busy with manufacturing the left’s newly minted martyr, Los Angeles-based Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin noted that reports about the dead migrant conveniently left out the fact that he died while attempting to flee.

The context that he fell 30 feet off a roof while fleeing, according to his own family, is not included in this post or in the underlying article. https://t.co/UTTqZRtjJr

— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) July 11, 2025

“The context that he fell 30 feet off a roof while fleeing, according to his own family, is not included in this post or in the underlying article,” Melugin wrote, sharing a local media report.

X users shared their reactions to Melugin’s pointing out the important omission.

They’re just praying for the next George Floyd hoax …
Only this time it’ll be Jorge Floyd …

— Bjorn Again (@treebeard64) July 11, 2025

The leftists who’s hatred for the president exceeds all other considerations don’t care about context

The only consideration is promoting a false narrative

— Phil Holloway (@PhilHollowayEsq) July 12, 2025

So let me get this straight, he fell off a roof while fleeing, but the media blames ICE for existing? That headline should come with a disclaimer: “Narrative first, facts later.”

— The Undercurrent (@NotTheirScript) July 11, 2025

Very misleading. Just another example why so many have lost trust in legacy media outlets.

— Jeff Reisig (@jeffreisig) July 11, 2025

The media is evil. They lie by omission, seed hate, then claim neutrality.

— Freedom Is NOT FREE (@JPanjehshahi) July 11, 2025

“This man was not in and has not been in CBP or ICE custody. Although he was not being pursued by law enforcement, this individual climbed up to the roof of a green house and fell 30 feet. CBP immediately called a medivac to the scene to get him care as quickly as possible,” the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a post to X.

“These violent and cruel federal actions terrorize American communities, disrupt the American food supply chain, threaten lives and separate families,” the union said in a statement. “There is no city, state or federal district where it is legal to terrorize and detain people for being brown and working in agriculture. These raids must stop immediately.”