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ICE Raids at Glass House Farms Detain Over 360 Workers and Prompt New Probes

Regulators have launched an investigation into migrant child claims at Glass House Farms following DHS allegations.

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A woman raises her hands as Customs and Border Protection agents extend their skirmish line into a crop field during a raid at Glass House Farms in Camarillo, Calif., July 10, 2025.
Federal agents block a field and road during an ICE immigration raid at a licensed cannabis farm on July 10, 2025 near Camarillo, California. 
U.S. federal agents stand guard while blocking a road leading to an agricultural facility where U.S. federal agents and immigration officers carried out an operation, in Camarillo, California, U.S., July 10, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Cole/File Photo

Overview

  • ICE operations on July 10–11 at Camarillo and Carpinteria Glass House Farms sites resulted in the detention of more than 360 individuals, including U.S. citizens.
  • The Department of Homeland Security says agents rescued at least 14 migrant children during the July raids, prompting its own review of those claims.
  • Army veteran George Retes and CSU professor Jonathan Caravello were held without charges or access to counsel for days, triggering calls for investigations into due-process violations.
  • A federal judge has temporarily barred appearance-based arrests in seven counties, and California's Department of Cannabis Control has launched an investigation into alleged child labor at Glass House Farms.
  • Cannabis industry leaders and labor groups are conducting raid-response trainings and advising undocumented workers to avoid state-licensed operations over concerns of further enforcement.