A significant federal raid targeted Glass House, the largest legal cannabis grower in California, but the reasons for the action remain unclear. Speculation includes intentions to intimidate undocumented immigrants and disrupt California's legal cannabis industry. The raid occurred on July 10, involving armored vehicles and agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement at two farm sites. The operation escalated tensions amidst an ongoing feud between the Trump administration and California over various funding disputes. A farmworker tragically died during the chaos when he fell while attempting to escape.
On July 10, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agents executed a search warrant for Glass House's farms in Carpinteria and Camarillo.
At the Camarillo site, armored vehicles blocked the road, while masked agents deployed onto the property. One farmworker fell from a greenhouse roof and later died from his injuries.
There are plenty of other places they can go to find illegal workers; a lot of people believe there is a hint of politics in this.
Some speculate the raid was intended to send a chilling message to immigrants in the U.S. illegally and to rattle the state's legal cannabis industry.
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