1 California Worker Dead, Hundreds Arrested
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ICE agents raided cannabis nurseries in Camarillo, California, and Carpinteria, California, on Thursday. Both cannabis facilities are owned by Glass House Brands Inc., which bills itself as one of the largest cannabis flower brands in the world.
After being so successful last year, the area where people can purchase and smoke marijuana at the California State Fair grew.
US federal agents have arrested hundreds of workers during a immigration raid in the latest escalation of President Donald Trump's campaign for mass deportations.
President Donald Trump directed Homeland Security to allow ICE agents to use "whatever means necessary" against protesters during operations at California cannabis farms.
Ten illegal migrant youths, most of them unaccompanied, were found at a California marijuana farm during a tense immigration raid on Thursday, prompting federal officials to launch an investigation into possible child labor violations.
In a stunning dawn raid, ICE and National Guard troops stormed California cannabis farms on July 10. Over 100 migrant farmworkers were detained in a federal crackdown that saw flashbangs, tear gas, and fierce clashes with protesters.
Federal authorities raided Glass House Farms for child labor violations, while records show the farm's president donated thousands to California Democrats, including Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Marijuana farms operated by a major state-licensed business in California were raided by federal officials on Thursday. Glass House Brands Inc. said its facilities were “visited today” by officials with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).