When immigration agents came to the farm where he worked, Jaime Alanis tried to hide. Climbing to the roof of a greenhouse, while agents rounded up and arrested dozens of his coworkers below, Mr Alanis hoped to stay out of sight.

On the heels of major shows of force by federal immigration agents in Southern California, a judge is set to rule in a lawsuit seeking to halt immigration raids in Los Angeles.

Trump’s violent crackdown on immigration has already started to polarize his political base, with major conservative pundits like Joe Rogan questioning the ethics of deporting noncriminals, and Republican leaders arguing that Trump’s fight against farmworkers will hurt the supply chain and industry profits.