Federal immigration agents, with support from the National Guard, conducted coordinated raids at two Southern California cannabis farms, arresting dozens of individuals, including undocumented minors, the Department of Homeland Security noted on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The operation sparked violent clashes with officers and drew several hundred protesters who somehow showed up after immigration agents arrived, KTLA reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The immigration sweeps took place simultaneously at around 8:30 a.m., targeting Glass House Farms in Camarillo and another facility about 35 miles north in Carpinteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Camarillo, aerial footage from the outlet\u2019s Sky5 captured a heavy federal law enforcement presence in the fields as agents detained workers while crowds of protesters began to gather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott posted on X that 10 undocumented minors were discovered at the Camarillo farm, including eight unaccompanied children. He added that Glass House is now under investigation for potential child labor violations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also Read : DHS Notifies 530,000 Migrants They Must Leave U.S.: Report<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n He also took a verbal potshot at California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who appears to be gearing up for a 2028 presidential bid. He wrote: \u201cThis is Newsom\u2019s California.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n After the raid, Newsom took to social media to criticize the Trump administration and the immigration enforcement action, leading the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s X account to simply reply<\/a>: \u201cWhy are there children working at a marijuana facility, Gavin?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Biden administration lost ~300,000 unaccompanied children\u2014many of these innocent children were trafficked and exploited,\u201d DHS also posted on X<\/a>. \u201cAt the Ventura, California marijuana facility, [ICE] and [CBP] law enforcement rescued 8 unaccompanied migrant children from what looks like exploitation, violation of child labor laws and potentially human trafficking or smuggling.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnaccompanied migrant children shouldn\u2019t be forced into labor at California marijuana facilities,\u201d the DHS account added<\/a>, along with a historic sketch of a man stepping up in a town hall meeting to voice his opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n