Protesters, immigration agents clash at California marijuana farm raids
:: Protesters and immigration agents clash during raids on state-licensed marijuana nurseries
:: July 10, 2025
:: Protesters had gathered after news of immigration raids on the farms spread on social media
As word and video images of the raids spread on social media, dozens of migrant-rights activists converged on the area in vehicles leading to face-offs with federal agents in the middle of rural roadways, according to the Santa Barbara Independent, Los Angeles Times and other news media.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents accompanied by National Guard troops in military-style vehicles turned up at two locations operated by Glass House Farms - one in the Santa Barbara County town of Carpinteria, about 90 miles northwest of Los Angeles, and one in the Ventura County community of Camarillo, about 50 miles from L.A.
The Trump administration has shifted its position several times in recent weeks on whether farmworkers will be subject to its campaign to deport all immigrants who are in the country illegally.
Trump on June 14 ordered ICE to halt enforcement activities on farms, but the agency reversed that position days later. On July 3, Trump said he was willing to let migrant workers stay in the country if farmers can "vouch" for them. Days later Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said there would be "no amnesty" for farmworkers from deportation.
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