Legal observers and local advocates sent out alerts about several Department of Homeland Security vehicles that were spotted outside El Rancho Market in Delhi on the morning of May 18.
According to a spokesperson for the nonprofit Faith in the Valley’s Valley Watch Network, several legal observers were sent to the scene, where officers identified themselves as DHS and said they were there to serve a search warrant for a criminal investigation. According to the Merced County Sheriff’s Office, the operation was not related to immigration enforcement.
The observers reported that officers removed a number of items from inside the market, including computer monitors, cash registers, and what appeared to be a rifle…