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Source: ktla.com
by: Lily Dallow Updated: Jul 10, 2025 / 02:28 PM PDT
Editors note: KTLA reached out to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for comment multiple times prior to publication. As of publishing, DHS has not responded. KTLA will update this article with any new information as it becomes available.
An immigration raid at a farm in Ventura County escalated on Thursday afternoon when U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents began firing tear gas on a crowd that had started to gather by the operation.
Sky5 launched toward the Glass House, located at 645 Laguna Road in Camarillo, after reports came in around 11:25 a.m. regarding a large federal law enforcement presence in the nearby fields, with witnesses saying agents were detaining workers. Another operation was also seen in progress at the Glass Houses location in Carpinteria.
At the location in Camarillo, KTLAs Rich Prickett reported seeing roadways blocked on both north and southbound Laguna Road and protesters gathering on the front lines.
The scene escalated at around 12:35 p.m. when tear gas was seen being deployed into the crowd. Paramedics were requested to the scene for what authorities called a multi-casualty incident (MCI), according to Prickett, for multiple injuries.
At about 1:40 p.m., Sky5 had a view of at least 30 people sitting against a wall, with their hands cuffed together and brown paper bags in front of their feet. More detainees were seen around the area, possibly waiting to be taken to a detention center. It was not immediately clear whether any of the detainees were protest-related arrests.........................
Read more: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/possible-immigration-raid-escalates-tear-gas-deployed-at-camarillo-farm/
Also see this DU thread where I had posted some pictures:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220475288#post8
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