Undocumented minors found during raid of Ventura County cannabis farm, DHS says

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July 11, 2025

Federal immigration agents, assisted by members of the National Guard, carried out raids at two Southern California cannabis farms, arresting dozens, including undocumented minors, in an operation that drew several hundred protestors and violent clashes with officers.  

The immigration sweeps, one at Glass House Farms in Camarillo and another about 35 miles up the coast at another Glass House facility in Carpinteria, unfolded simultaneously at around 8:30 a.m. 

In Camarillo, video from Sky5 showed a large federal law enforcement presence in the fields, with agents detaining workers as several hundred protesters began gathering.  

United States Attorney Bill Essayli confirmed the operation in a post to X. 

“Federal agents are executing a search warrant at this marijuana farm,” he wrote. “Agents have already arrested multiple individuals for impeding this operation and will continue to make arrests. Don’t interfere. You will be arrested and charged with a federal offense.” 

The scene escalated around 12:35 p.m. when tear gas and less-than-lethal rounds were deployed into crowds of protestors who had blocked roadways on both north and southbound Laguna Road.

Essayli later posted a video to X, showing what looks like a man firing at federal agents.  

“[The] FBI has issued a $50,000 award for information leading to the conviction of an Unknown Subject who appeared to fire a pistol at Federal Law Enforcement Officers near Camarillo,” he said. “The shooting occurred on 7/10/25 at approximately 2:26 p.m. on Laguna Rd between Wood Rd and Las Posas Rd.” 

Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott posted to X that 10 undocumented minors at the Camarillo farm, eight of them unaccompanied, were found and Glass House is now under investigation for child labor violations. 

“This is Newsom’s California,” he added.  

First responders with the Ventura County Fire Department responded to the scene on reports of a multi-casualty incident but were forced to set up a triage system for people injured by tear gas at a safe distance from the ongoing operation.  

Five people, according to the Los Angeles Times, were taken to the hospital.  

Ventura County fire officials said in a statement that their presence was “solely to provide medical aid” and that the department “has no connection with any federal immigration enforcement actions.”  

Similarly, Ventura County sheriff’s deputies were deployed to control traffic, but told The Times they were not involved in the federal operation.