After an immigrant enforcement operation at two cannabis farms last week included violent clashes between protesters and federal agents, officials with the Department of Homeland Security said more than 350 undocumented workers were arrested and that “at least 14 migrant children were rescued.”
The immigration sweeps, one at Glass House Farms in Camarillo and another about 35 miles up the coast at another Glass House facility in Carpinteria, unfolded simultaneously at around 8:30 a.m. on July 10.
One man who worked at Glass House Farms Camarillo operation, who was reportedly attempting to evade immigration agents, fell some 30 off a building and was hospitalized with critical injuries. The man, later identified as Jamie Alanís, died Saturday after being taken off life support his family confirmed to KTLA.
During violent clashes between an estimated 500 demonstrators who gathered to protest the raid in Camarillo, and federal immigration agents, assisted by federalized members of the California National Guard, law enforcement deployed less-than-lethal rounds and tear gas into the crowds.
Investigators with the Federal Bureau of Investigation are offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a man who appears in video to open fire on federal authorities during the day’s unrest.
A California State University Channel Islands professor, identified as Jonathan Anthony Caravello, was among those detained during the raids. Federal officials claim the math and philosophy lecturer lobbed a tear gas cannister at law enforcement and is now facing federal charges.
Three other protesters were also arrested, according to DHS, though they have yet to be identified.
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Detainees are seen at an immigration raid in Ventura County. July 2025. (KTLA) -
Roman Izquierdo, of Mexico. (DHS) -
Juan Duarte-Velasquez, of Mexico. (DHS) -
Jose Orellana, from El Salvador. (DHS) -
Protesters are seen clashing with federal agents on the scene of a possible immigration raid at a farm in Ventura County. July 10, 2025. (KTLA) -
Protesters are seen gathering at the site of a possible immigration raid at a Camarillo farm. July 2025. (KTLA)
In a news release, DHS gave an update on the U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations at the farms.
“On July 10, 2025, federal law enforcement officers executed criminal warrant operations at marijuana grow sites in Carpinteria and Camarillo,” the release stated. “As of July 13, at least 14 migrant children have been rescued from potential exploitation, forced labor, and human trafficking. Federal officers also arrested at least 361 illegal aliens from both sites in Carpinteria and Camarillo.”
Officials said that “violent and dangerous criminals” were arrested during the operation, but only provided information on four individuals, identified as:
- Roman Izquierdo, of Mexico, who has been convicted of kidnapping, attempted rape and attempted child molestation. He was previously deported in 2006, DHS said
- Juan Duarte-Velasquez, also from Mexico, who DHS said has been convicted of rape and driving while under the influence
- Jose Orellana, from El Salvador, who has three convictions for burglary and one for a DUI, federal officials said
- Adriana Gonzalez-Gonzalez, from Mexico, who, according to DHS, has three convictions for burglary
No information was provided on the remaining 357 people taken into custody.
As for the minors located during the immigration sweep, DHS said the children were rescued “from what looks like exploitation, forced child labor, and potentially human trafficking or smuggling.”
In an X post on the day of the raids, CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott that Glass House Farms would be investigated for child labor violations.
A day after the raids, dozens of children were spotted in handcuffs at the Los Angeles Federal Building, The Orange County Register reported, though it’s unclear if those were the children reportedly rescued during a sweep of cannabis farms.
“This is quickly becoming one of the largest operations since President Trump took office, and we’re only getting started,” DHS said in a post to X.