Federal immigration officers conducting raids Thursday at two California marijuana farms in Ventura County were attacked by protesters and had to fend off a Democratic Congressman who tried to crash a police line. National Guard troops and vehicles were also at the raids.
Video taken by KABC-TV shows a protester firing a handgun at ICE agents as he runs away. There were no reports of anyone being hit by gunfire. This is the third time in the past week ICE agents have been fired upon by pro-illegal immigration activists:
Glass House Farms locations in Carpinteria and Camarillo were apparently simultaneously raided by ICE. About ten workers were reportedly detained and taken into custody by agents.
Protesters were called to the scene by pro-illegal immigration groups urged them to “protect workers,” according to a report by the Santa Barbara Independent (excerpt):
Dozens of military-style vehicles, reportedly with ICE and the U.S. National Guard, conducted raids at two Central Coast cannabis farms Thursday morning, causing a chaotic scene at both the locations as videos spread on social media while the raids were occurring.
The 805 Immigrant Coalition and 805 UndocuFund confirmed that the raids were happening just after 10 a.m. on Thursday, sending out urgent community alerts about the large-scale raids at Glass House Farms locations in Carpinteria and Camarillo.
“Both locations have multiple ICE vehicles and agents on the ground,” the alert said, calling on citizens to “show up to the scene to protect workers.”
…At Camarillo’s protest, federal agents reportedly fired rubber bullets and flash bangs into the crowd in addition to deploying smoke canisters.
Video posted by Townhall shows protesters attacking armored vehicles at one of the raids. One woman is seen repeatedly trying to damage the vehicles by jamming a long flag pole flying a Mexican flag in the wheel wells, windows and other parts of the vehicles:
BREAKING: Pink haired protesters are ramming Mexican flags into the tires of U.S. military vehicles & smashing the flagpoles against the windows — amid an immigration raid at a cannabis farm in Camarillo, CA.
Idiots. Arrest them. pic.twitter.com/RDDJDnUXGb
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) July 10, 2025
Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-CA) tried to force his way past a police line but was grabbed and turned back, as seen in video posted by reporter John Palminteri:
Congressman Salud Carbajal was denied access during a Homeland Security operation in Carpinteria. A very large crowd gathered at Foothill and Casitas Pass Road for about two hours. 10 people were reportedly taken away from a nearby cannabis farm. pic.twitter.com/wOFiQT7ZIc
— John Palminteri (@JohnPalminteri) July 10, 2025
KTLA-TV posted video and photos from outside one of the farms being raided:
Footage obtained by KTLA shows a young man crying, saying his mother had just been taken, and children and protesters running from tear gas that was deployed when a crowd gathered at an immigration raid at a Ventura County farm this afternoon. Details: https://t.co/kDqb7NMBrO pic.twitter.com/FjvxQxtQ4u
— KTLA (@KTLA) July 10, 2025
PHOTOS: Protesters confront immigration officers in Ventura County. Live updates: https://t.co/kDqb7NM3Cg pic.twitter.com/4bmZesKBP4
— KTLA (@KTLA) July 10, 2025
The owner of the farms, Glass House Brands, posted a short statement on the raids, “Glass House Farms were visited today by ICE Officials.
The company fully complied with agent search warrants and will provide further updates if necessary.”
Glass House Farms were visited today by ICE Officials.
The company fully complied with agent search warrants and will provide further updates if necessary.
— Glass House Brands Inc. (@GlassHouseBR) July 10, 2025
Rep. Carbaja released a statement and a video sharply criticizing ICE agents:
“Today, I was at Casitas Pass Road in Carpinteria where ICE was conducting a raid using disproportionate displays of force against local farm workers and our agricultural community,” said Congressman Salud Carbajal. “As a member of Congress and representative of the Central Coast, I have the right to conduct oversight and see first-hand what ICE was doing here. As soon as I walked up, I was denied entry and was not allowed to pass. This was completely unacceptable. There’s been a troubling lack of transparency from ICE since the Trump Administration started, and I won’t stop asking questions on behalf of my constituents. I will be demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security to find out who they detained and where the detainees are being taken. And let me be clear: these militarized ICE raids are not how you keep our communities safe. This kind of chaos only traumatizes families and tears communities apart. They are also a gross misuse of limited resources and a betrayal of the values that define us as Americans.”
My full statement following the ICE Raid in Carpinteria. ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/XA8mU9v3Hw
— Rep. Salud Carbajal (@RepCarbajal) July 10, 2025
I went to Casitas Pass Road in Carpinteria today after learning ICE was conducting a militarized raid targeting farm workers. As a Member of Congress, I have the right to conduct oversight, but I was denied entry. Here’s what happened. ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/bnrpv6Axot
— Rep. Salud Carbajal (@RepCarbajal) July 10, 2025
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