Facts versus statement: New findings on January Border Patrol Operation in Kern County show agents didn’t go after said ‘targets’

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — It’s been months since that Border Patrol operation here in Bakersfield, which led to 78 arrests.

Despite the agency repeatedly stating it was an operation targeting criminals, a new investigation shows it wasn’t as ‘targeted’ as advertised.

Reporters are saying this operation was unique because agents targeted locations popular to farm workers, not individuals based on criminal records…

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