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OXNARD, Calif. - The family of Jaime Alanís is demanding answers following his death during an immigration raid at a cannabis farm in Ventura County .

During the July 10 raid at Glass House Farms in Camarillo , Alanís allegedly fell off a roof while fleeing from agents. He suffered a broken neck, fractured skull and a rupture in an artery that pumps blood to the brain. He was taken off life support the next day.

Attorneys for the family have filed a Federal Tort Claim against the federal government detailing the allegations of what they believe the U.S. Government did wrong during the raid. Attorneys said it was an illegal search and seizure in violation of the Fourth Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment.

"In the Federal Tort Claim Act, we have to wait six months for th

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