Federal officials announce 200 workers arrested in Carpinteria, Camarillo farm raids [View all]

Source: KTLA 5 News

Federal officials announced that around 200 workers were arrested in two raids on cannabis farms in Southern California on Thursday — likely the largest single-day immigration crackdown in the state’s history.

“On July 10, 2025, federal law enforcement officers executed criminal warrant operations at marijuana grow sites in Carpinteria and Camarillo,” reads a statement issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. “During the operation, at least 10 migrant children were rescued from potential exploitation, forced labor, and human trafficking. Federal officers also arrested approximately 200 illegal aliens from both sites in Carpinteria and Camarillo.”

DHS says that during the operation, over 500 demonstrators congregated at the two Glass House Farms sites in protest of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers taking workers and family members from the farms.

The protests at the Ventura County farm escalated when, at around 12:35 p.m., officers deployed tear gas and less-than-lethal rounds into crowds of protestors who had blocked roadways on both north and southbound Laguna Road. Paramedics responded to the scene and set up a triage system for people injured by tear gas at a safe distance from the ongoing operation.

Read more: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/federal-officials-announce-200-workers-arrested-in-carpinteria-camarillo-farm-raids/

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The United Farm Workers issued a statement on X saying that some workers were critically injured during the raids and others, including US citizens, are unaccounted for.

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