FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Following unexpected enforcement action in Kern County earlier this week by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, an attorney in Fresno attorney says immigrants in Fresno and the rest of the Central Valley should expect more raids to come- and to get ready. Attorney George Rios says immigration raids are nothing new, but it is somewhat unusual that it was U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents who conducted these raids. Rios says U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials typically only handle immigration affairs at international ports of entry. "As far as I know, there are no international airports in Bakersfield." In a statement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it was targeting enforcement arrests "of individuals involved in smuggling throughout our areas of operation as part of our efforts to dismantle transnational criminal organizations." A deportation officer with Enforcement and Removal Operations in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's New York City field office conducts a brief before an early morning operation, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) But Rios says that while U.S. Customs and Border Protection's approach may seem like a good idea, they do not know how many of those people are actually criminals. "They're just showing up at random gas stations, Home Depots, possibly even going door to door and there's also reports of [CBP agents] pulling people over on the highway," Rios said. According to Rios, the biggest impact of the raids is instilling fear in the undocumented community. "Their only crime is that they're here undocumented," Rios said. "It's terrifying. I mean, you're getting picked up and taken into custody. You're away from your family, in that initial detention, you probably don't have a lot or any contact with anybody." But Rios says there are steps undocumented immigrants can take if they are approached by law enforcement. Rios says these steps should be taken when speaking to any law enforcement officer, as immigration enforcement officials often identify themselves as a generic police agency when dealing with individuals. "First thing you should do, is not say anything," Rios said. "Invoke your right to an attorney and in immigration cases, invoke your right to see an immigration judge." Rios says if authorities are attempting to enter a person's home there are even more steps people can take for their protection. "You don't even have to open the door to them unless they have a warrant with your name or your address on it," Rios said. "Speak to them through a window, through a screen door and ask that they slide any kind of warrant either under the door [or] put it up to the window." Rios says with the Trump Administration on the horizon and talk of mass deportations becoming more and more prevalent, he expects raids and sweeps based on profiling to become increasingly common. He encourages anyone in the undocumented community to remember to not say anything, invoke their right to an immigration attorney, and ask to see an immigration judge - and nothing more.