Overview

• George Retes, a U.S. Army veteran working as a security guard at Glass House Farms in Camarillo, was arrested on July 10 and held for three days without explanation.
• Federal agents broke his car window, sprayed him with tear gas and pepper spray, and restrained him despite his repeated identification as a U.S. citizen.
• DHS confirmed his arrest and uncharged release and said the U.S. Attorney’s Office is reviewing his case alongside other Camarillo detainees.
• Retes missed his three-year-old daughter’s birthday while in custody and said he plans to sue the government for due process violations.
• The operation follows a June ICE order eliminating bond hearings and has triggered court challenges and federal appeals over appearance-based detentions.