A dilapidated greenhouse at a Northern California nursery was home to dozens of illegal immigrant farm workers and their families who were living in tiny and unsafe dwellings without ventilation, authorities said Friday.
Officials found 62 makeshift dwellings inside the greenhouse on a property in rural Monterey County.
The shelters were put together with plywood, sheetrock and other materials, said Nick Pasculli, a county spokesperson.
“There are exposed gas lines and wiring, no proper sewer. The conditions are very rough,” Pasculli said.It was not yet clear if the farm workers were employed at the nursery in the community of Royal Oaks or just lived there, Pasculli said. He added that some residents were paying up to $2,000 per month in rent and one told investigators he had lived there for more than eight months.Nor have investigators determined yet where […]
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