DHS Immigration Raids in SoCal: Families Await Updates After Cannabis Farm Crackdown

Families Await Updates After Raids

• 💔 Dozens of families are anxiously waiting for news about their loved ones detained during a massive sweep at a cannabis farm in Camarillo.
• 🚗 Some family members came to the facility to collect the vehicles and belongings of those detained.
• ❓ Many families do not know where their loved ones have been taken, with one man unable to work due to his wife's detention and the need to care for their three young children.

Details of the DHS Operation

• 🎯 DHS reports that approximately 200 undocumented workers were detained at Glasshouse Farms and a sister property in Carpinteria.
• 💥 Federal agents and protesters clashed outside Glasshouse Farms during the operation.
• 🏃‍♂️ Some workers attempted to flee and hide during the raid; one man reportedly fell 30 feet from a greenhouse roof and is now brain dead, according to his family.

Investigations and Rescues

• ⚠️ Federal officials state the facility is under investigation for child labor violations.
• 🆘 During the operation, at least 10 migrant children were rescued from potential exploitation, forced labor, and human trafficking.

Legal Processing and Ongoing Search

• ⚖️ Over 500 individuals attempted to disrupt operations, and US citizens are being criminally processed for assaulting or resisting officers.
• 🔫 Authorities are searching for a man seen on video apparently shooting a pistol at agents, with the FBI offering a $50,000 reward.
• 🚨 The Sheriff's Department received a 15-minute warning from federal authorities before the warrant was served.