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Josefina’s husband, a garment worker, is an undocumented immigrant from Mexico.

Javier, a garment worker in the area who declined to give his last name, works in a factory affixing buttons to clothing alongside about 20 other workers.

Agents have raided several Home Depot locations as well as Ambiance Apparel in the garment district in downtown L.A. as part of a crackdown that led to the arrests of dozens of people.

The expansion into rural communities follows days of coordinated raids in urban areas of Los Angeles County, where authorities have targeted home improvement stores, restaurants and garment manufacturers.

“You have a lot of garment factories where they’re dependent on a lot of immigrant workers,” Baker said.