Child Predator Among More Than 300 Nabbed In Cannabis Farm Ice Raid, Largest Of Trump's Second Term

Federal authorities person confirmed that much than 300 forbidden aliens were arrested Thursday during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ambush astatine a Ventura County, California cannabis farm. 

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed connected X that 319 unlawful immigrants were apprehended during nan ambush astatine Glass House Farms, and said that "law enforcement rescued 14 children from imaginable forced labor, exploitation, and trafficking."

The ambush is believed to beryllium nan second-largest single-state ICE worksite operation successful history, down nan first Trump administration's 2019 Mississippi chickenhearted works raids that netted almost 700 forbidden alien arrests. 

Federal migration agents flip tear state astatine protesters during a ambush successful nan agriculture area of Camarillo, Calif., Thursday, July 10, 2025. The United Farm Workers connected Friday said 1 workplace worker died aft being injured during nan raid.  (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)

IMMIGRATION OPERATION AT CALIFORNIA CANNABIS FARMS LEADS TO CLASH BETWEEN FEDERAL AGENTS AND PROTESTERS

One man taken into custody has a history of convulsive crime, including attempted kid exploitation. 

CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott posted a photo of nan unnamed migrant connected X.

"This forbidden alien was apprehended astatine nan CA marijuana facility," he said. 

"Turns retired he had been sentenced to 7 yrs for kidnapping & attempted rape, w/ a anterior condemnation for attempted kid molestation.   

And this felon was moving astatine nan aforesaid workplace arsenic 10 kids - 1 being 14 yrs old."

Fox News has learned that nan children rescued astatine nan workplace are from Mexico and Honduras, and that migration authorities are analyzing nan criminal histories of each 319 of nan detained forbidden aliens. 

Border Patrol released this image of an unnamed forbidden alien and convicted convulsive criminal who was arrested during a ambush astatine Glass House Farms connected July 10, 2025. (Customs and Border Protection)

NEWSOM DONOR'S CANNABIS FARM UNDER FEDERAL INVESTIGATION FOR 'CHILD LABOR VIOLATIONS'

Glass House Farms is nether investigation for imaginable kid labour rule violations. 

The company's co-founder, president and committee director, Graham Farrar, donated $10,000 to California Gov. Gavin Newsom successful 2018, among different Democratic politicians. He has besides donated to Republicans, and shown support for Republicans who expressed support for liberalizing cannabis laws. 

A convulsive conflict erupted betwixt ICE agents and protesters during nan monolithic raid. Federal rule enforcement agents were assaulted during nan operation, and 1 combatant appeared to occurrence a handgun towards agents arsenic nan crowd was dispersed pinch tear gas. 

One worker died during nan ambush aft climbing a 30-foot greenhouse and subsequently falling from it.

Protesters are blocked by national migration agents during a ambush successful nan cultivation area of Camarillo, Calif., Thursday, July 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)

An irate Trump took to his Truth Social platform to blast nan protesters, and authorize ICE to return immoderate precautions are basal to protect themselves during early raids. 

"I americium connected my measurement backmost from Texas, and watched successful disbelief arsenic THUGS were violently throwing rocks and bricks astatine ICE Officers while they were moving down a roadway successful their car and/or charismatic vehicle," he said.

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"Tremendous harm was done to these marque caller vehicles. I cognize for a truth that these Officers are having a difficult clip pinch allowing this to hap successful that it shows specified full disrespect for LAW AND ORDER.

"I americium giving Total Authorization for ICE to protect itself, conscionable for illustration they protect nan Public," he wrote. "I ne'er want to spot a car carrying a Law Enforcement Officer attacked again! AUTHORIZATION IMMEDIATELY GRANTED FOR ARREST AND INCARCERATION. Thank you for your attraction to this matter!"