Camarillo, Glass House Farms
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Over 300 people were arrested Thursday at two immigration enforcement operations at farms in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced Saturday that federal agents arrested 319 people during the operations at Glass House Farms near Camarillo and Carpinteria.
A federal immigration raid at two Glass House Farms cannabis facilities in Southern California resulted in the arrest of approximately 200 people, including union member and activist Dr. Jonathan A. Caravello,
ICE agents raided a licensed marijuana farm in Camarillo, California, on Thursday. The farm is owned by Glass House Brands Inc, officials confirmed.
Federal authorities raided Glass House Farms for child labor violations, while records show the farm's president donated thousands to California Democrats, including Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Federal immigration agents descended on a farm outside of Camarillo on July 10, blocking off a road outside the facility and clashing with protesters.
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Glass House Brands, whose farm was raided by immigration authorities Thursday, is the subject of several labor law complaints, according to court records.
Some of the demonstrators exposed to the gas used to disperse the crowds were taken by Oxnard Fire Department ambulances to St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Oxnard. They were decontaminated of the chemical agents outside the emergency room, then treated inside.