Federal agents conducting raids on two California cannabis farms clashed with protesters on Thursday, appearing to fire chemical munitions at them.

U.S. Border Patrol agents deployed what appeared to be tear gas canisters and less-than-lethal rounds into the crowd.

He shared on X helicopter news footage from ABC affiliate KABC of Los Angeles that showed a man in a black T-shirt point what appeared to be a handgun during the protest and tear gassing. He and U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the incident happened around 2:26 p.m. There were no reports of anyone being struck by gunfire during the incident.

A confrontation erupted Thursday between protesters and federal officials carrying out a raid on a Southern California farm, with authorities throwing canisters

The Ventura County Fire Department said they responded to calls of people having breathing problems at a farm in Ventura County, California, after federal agents appeared to deploy tear gas canisters into the crowd.

Federal agents were met by dozens of protesters Thursday when they descended Glass House Farms in rural Camarillo, Calif., to conduct an immigration enforcement operation.

Protesters gathered in LA after hundreds of federal agents and military personnel launched an immigration raid in MacArthur Park.