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OAN Staff Brooke Mallory
2:40 PM – Friday, July 11, 2025
Federal immigration authorities conducted coordinated enforcement operations at two licensed cannabis cultivation sites in Southern California on Thursday, discovering 10 minors and detaining “about 200 individuals” without papers who are suspected of being illegal aliens.
Additionally, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stated that “ICE and CBP Law Enforcement” had to “dodge literal bullets from rioters” who were seemingly forewarned about the operation.
“Federal law enforcement officers executed criminal warrant operations at marijuana grow sites in Carpinteria and Camarillo. 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,” the DHS stated.
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Footage circulating on social media recorded agents deploying non-lethal munitions to disperse an angry crowd near Glass House Farms, a cannabis greenhouse in Camarillo.
Simultaneously, agents also executed a similar operation 35 miles north in Carpinteria, where a group of onlookers and protesters gathered around another Glass House Farms facility.
The operation prompted unrest, culminating in a tense standoff between law enforcement and hundreds of protesters at the Ventura County location.
There were also incoming reports of a “fatal fall” involving one farmworker who attempted to escape during the operation. The United Farm Workers (UFW) union reported that the worker at the Camarillo greenhouse location, who fell “several stories” during Thursday’s operation, did in fact pass away. According to UFW representative Elizabeth Strater, the individual was transported from the Ventura County site by ambulance, and on Friday morning, the union confirmed that he had died as a result of the incident. The now-deceased worker’s identity has not been publicly disclosed,.
Andrew Dowd, the spokesperson for the Ventura County Fire Department, also confirmed that eight individuals were transported to local hospitals on Thursday afternoon following incidents in and around the Camarillo facility. An additional four individuals were treated on-site for minor injuries as well.
Additionally, a spokesperson for the FBI confirmed that the agency is investigating a shooting incident that took place during the enforcement operation in Camarillo.
Footage obtained by ABC7 News appeared to depict a rioter shooting his firearm at federal immigration agents following the deployment of smoke canisters — intending to disperse the crowd.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott announced on X that ten illegal alien children were discovered at the facility during the raid, including eight who were “unaccompanied.” He emphasized that the site is now under federal investigation for potential child labor violations.
Here’s some breaking news: 10 juveniles were found at this marijuana facility – all illegal aliens, 8 of them unaccompanied. It’s now under investigation for child labor violations.
This is Newsom’s California. https://t.co/Z1XoRMtBSN
— CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott (@CBPCommissioner) July 11, 2025
Meanwhile, Marc Cohodes, an “investor of Glass House,” told reporters that the raid was “beyond outrageous.”
“The government is aware of cartels, illicit crime, the whole thing and yet, and yet, they decide to spend their resources going after a total legal company that pays the state of California hundreds of millions of dollars excise tax,” he stated.
Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin commented on the recent operation as well.
McLaughlin serves as the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the DHS. Her responsibilities include leading DHS’s communication strategy, overseeing all public outreach across multiple channels — including traditional media, digital platforms, strategic campaign initiatives, and crisis communications. She also acts as the principal advisor to the Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on both internal and external communications.
“At the California marijuana facilities, ICE and CBP law enforcement rescued at least 10 migrant children from what looks like exploitation, forced child labor, and potentially human trafficking or smuggling. Our law enforcement also arrested nearly 200 illegal aliens,” said McLaughlin. “During the operation, a violent agitator fired a gun at our brave officers. While ICE and CBP officers are being assaulted by rioters and dodging bullets to save children, Sanctuary politicians are demonizing ICE and CBP. We will prosecute to the fullest extent of the law anyone who assaults or doxes federal law enforcement.”
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