Minors among 200 suspected illegal immigrants detained at California marijuana farm
"Here's some breaking news: 10 juveniles were found at this marijuana facility - all illegal aliens, 8 of them unaccompanied," he wrote on X on Friday. "It's now under investigation for child labor violations."The age of the person who died was not reported.Protesters streamed the clashes live, with one video showing a teenage boy crying that his mother had been taken. US officials shared a video of what looks like a man firing a weapon at federal agents and have offered a $50,000 reward to help them find and convict the suspect. Federal officers "rescued at least 10 migrant children from what looks like exploitation, forced child labor, and potentially human trafficking or smuggling," Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. "During the operation, a violent agitator fired a gun at our brave officers."Marijuana is legal and regulated in California – this enforcement was about the workers, not the product.
Two Glass House marijuana farms were raided simultaneously in Camarillo and Carpinteria – both along California's central coast farmland north of Los Angeles.Glass House said in a statement posted to X that it complied with immigration officers."Workers were detained and we are assisting to provide them legal representation," the company said. "Glass House has never knowingly violated applicable hiring practices and does not and has never employed minors."California – particularly Los Angeles County – has been at the centre of daily immigration raids since President Trump deployed National Guard troops and US Marines to Los Angeles last month to protect federal immigration agents. While many Americans support President Trump's tough immigration policies, in Southern California they have caused palpable fear in immigrant communities, with many migrants hiding in their homes, too afraid to go to work or the grocery store.
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