Glass House Farms, ICE and Immigration raid
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The president of a marijuana company targeted in an immigration raid donated thousands of dollars to Democrats in recent years.
President Donald Trump has granted federal immigration agents "total authorization" to defend themselves following clashes with protesters during a recent enforcement operation at a cannabis farm in California.
Federal authorities raided Glass House Farms for child labor violations, while records show the farm's president donated thousands to California Democrats, including Gov. Gavin Newsom.
ICE agents raided a licensed marijuana farm in Camarillo, California, on Thursday. The farm is owned by Glass House Brands Inc, officials confirmed.
Homeland security and ICE agents were seen taking farmworkers into custody in Carpinteria and Camarillo Thursday morning; city councilmember injured and congressmember denied entry as large crowd protests raid at cannabis farm.
Union officials on Friday announced a farmworker had died after they said he was injured during an immigration enforcement raid on a California cannabis farm. "We tragically can confirm that a farmworker has died of injuries they sustained as a result of yesterday’s immigration enforcement action,
Glass House Brands, whose farm was raided by immigration authorities Thursday, is the subject of several labor law complaints, according to court records.
The Biden administration has lost track of roughly 320,000 unaccompanied migrant kids, many of whom are believed to be at risk of sex trafficking, forced labor and other forms of exploitation, according to a government watchdog.
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FOX 11 Los Angeles on MSNVentura County ICE raid: Farmworker killed, others unaccounted for, union saysLOS ANGELES - A farmworker died, and others were critically injured during federal immigration raids on farms in Ventura County on Thursday. Other workers - including U.S. citizens - remain unaccounted for, according to the United Farm Workers union.
Federal officers arrested around 200 people during raids at farms, and the FBI in Los Angeles posted a reward for an alleged gunman.
Marijuana farms operated by a major state-licensed business in California were raided by federal officials on Thursday. Glass House Brands Inc. said its facilities were “visited today” by officials with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).