FRESNO, Calif. -- Undocumented migrants in California have been left on edge after videos of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents in Bakersfield circulated on social media. The have also been reports of Border Patrol agents being seen in Fresno County. With pain in her eyes and tears running down her face, Xochitl Nunez, a Tulare County farmworker, explained that her community is in despair. "I've never seen people not go to work before. This is the first time that I've seen people going to those lengths," said Nunez. On Tuesday, Nunez drove into Fresno to pick up red cards for herself and her coworkers, spelling out their rights if officers were to question them. Frustrated, she says immigrants are being wrongly depicted as bad people. "I have a son in the military. I have a son who's an electrician. I have a daughter in college. I am a farm worker and I'm proud. I hurt my hand working in the field. But even like this, we still go to work. It's not right that we're living in this fear," said Nunez. At a press conference over the weekend, local leaders announced that 78 people were detained in both Fresno and Kern counties. However, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) says that number could be closer to 192, with most of them being Mexican nationals. The Border Patrol has claimed all detained have criminal histories, but local leaders say they've heard.
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