The operation, reported by the Washington Examiner on October 7 and described as lasting 45 days, reportedly began in the San Diego area in early October and was expected to move north through Los Angeles towards San Francisco by mid-November. The Examiner, citing sources familiar with the initiative, reported that officers were instructed to pursue undocumented immigrants they encounter, including people with no criminal record — a claim ICE and the Department of Homeland Security have not publicly confirmed.

In the Central Valley, the Fresno Bee reported that local watch groups counted more than 70 ICE arrests in the Fresno area in one week, with agents conducting patrols around agricultural fields and work sites in Fresno and Madera counties, including Kerman, Mendota and Chowchilla. The California Immigrant Policy Center said on October 14 that partners in the Central Valley, the Central Coast and San Diego had reported increased arrests, many at traffic stops, and that in Santa Maria officials at Allan Hancock College confirmed a student's father was detained in a campus parking lot on October 5.

In Fresno, more than 350 people packed a community meeting on October 11 to organise rapid response, know-your-rights education and support for separated families, CIPC said. CIPC deputy executive director Sukaina Hussain said: 'Every family in California should be able to drop their kids at school, show up for work, and go to their place of worship without fear.' Local officials in Fresno also raised questions about transparency and oversight, while federal officials defending enforcement said people in the country illegally are subject to detention and deportation under the law.

Awaaz Punjab is presenting the operation's name, duration and instructions as REPORTED claims, because as of October 13-14 ICE and DHS had not publicly confirmed the operation's full orders, start date or statewide arrest total, according to VisaVerge and local reporting. The Central Valley is home to one of America's largest Punjabi communities, including many farm and trucking families, and readers with an immigration concern should seek a licensed immigration lawyer. Sources: Washington Examiner (via Washington Examiner reporting summarised by VisaVerge and Conservatives Today); Fresno Bee (via Opera News and CIPC); California Immigrant Policy Center statement, October 14, 2026.