Anti-ICE Protests and Federal Arrests in Oxnard

Federal Agents Execute Warrants in Oxnard

• 🎯 Federal agents in tactical gear carried out a search warrant in Oxnard early Wednesday morning, targeting individuals accused of interfering with an immigration raid.
• ⚡ The operation involved agents from the Department of Homeland Security using pepper spray and chemical agents against protesters.
• 📍 The warrant was served in the 400 block of North A Street, focusing on two people charged with conspiracy to impede or injure a federal officer during a July 10th raid at Glass House Farms.

Charges Stemming from July and June Protests

• ⚖️ Federal prosecutors announced charges against 12 individuals for allegedly obstructing, impeding, or committing violence against officers during protests against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
• 💥 Ten of these individuals are in federal custody, one in state custody, and one remains a fugitive.
• 🗓️ The July 10th raid at Glass House Farms, a cannabis farm, saw significant protests from the immigrant community, organized in part by an immigrant rights coalition called the SEA.

Allegations Against Protesters and SEA

• ✊ Two members of the SEA are accused of acting with others to assault enforcement vehicles and officers during the July protest.
• 🚗 One individual is accused of blocking federal agents from leaving Glass House Farms.
• 📢 The U.S. Attorney's Office also announced the arrest of 10 others for their participation in a downtown LA protest on June 8th that turned violent, including throwing rocks, vandalizing property, and blocking a freeway.

Immigrant Rights Group's Response

• 🗣️ Organizers with the SEA described ICE operations as a "campaign of terror" on immigrant communities and called the government's claims completely false.
• 🔍 The FBI is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of the remaining fugitive.