Overview
- Federal agents, backed by National Guard vehicles and helicopters, executed criminal warrants Thursday at Glass House Farms nurseries in Camarillo and Carpinteria.
- Officers deployed tear gas, smoke grenades and rubber bullets to push back hundreds of protesters who gathered along blocked rural roads.
- U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said multiple protesters were arrested for impeding the operation and warned that further interference will bring federal charges.
- The FBI announced a $50,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of a suspect who allegedly fired on agents during the Camarillo raid.
- Customs and Border Protection confirmed finding ten undocumented minors at the site and opened a probe into potential child labor violations.