ICE raids Chester County mushroom farm, arrests dozen workers
May 26, 2026·Location: Chester County, PA

ICE conducted a workplace raid at a mushroom farm in Chester County, Pennsylvania, resulting in the arrest of approximately a dozen workers. The incident appeared to be the first major workplace raid in the region's mushroom industry since the 1990s and signaled an intensified enforcement effort targeting undocumented immigrants. The raid prompted heightened anxiety among immigrant workers in the area.
Sources
- CBS News
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WHYY·Jun 25, 2018·archived copy
- Pa. mushroom farmer wonders why Trump’s immigration police are out to get him
- nbcphiladelphia.com
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