Overview
- Federal agents supported by National Guard troops executed criminal search warrants at Glass House Farms sites in Camarillo and Carpinteria, detaining roughly 200 undocumented migrants.
- Officers deployed tear gas and smoke canisters to disperse hundreds of protesters, and the FBI has offered a $50,000 reward for information on a suspect who appeared to fire a pistol at federal personnel.
- Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott reported finding 10 undocumented minors, eight unaccompanied, at the Camarillo facility and opened a child labor investigation.
- In a parallel operation, masked ICE officers pursued a Honduran landscaper into the Ontario Advanced Surgery Center, prompting clinic staff to demand proper warrants and identification.
- A farm worker died after a 30-foot fall during the Camarillo raid, and state and local leaders have filed lawsuits challenging the use of military assets and agents’ legal authority.