Federal officials have confirmed that more than 300 illegal immigrants were arrested on Thursday during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid at a cannabis farm in Ventura County, California.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed on X that 319 unlawful immigrants were apprehended during the raid at Glass House Farms, and said that “law enforcement rescued 14 children from potential forced labor, exploitation, and trafficking.”
The raid is thought to be the second-largest ICE worksite operation in a single state ever, after the raids on chicken plants in Mississippi during the first Trump administration in 2019, which led to nearly 700 arrests of illegal immigrants.
One man who was arrested has a record of violent crimes, including attempted child exploitation. He is one of the many being protected by Democrats and the radical militant “protesters” opposing ICE operations.
CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott posted a photo of the unnamed migrant on X.
“This illegal alien was apprehended at the CA marijuana facility,” he said. “Turns out he had been sentenced to 7 yrs for kidnapping & attempted rape, w/ a prior conviction for attempted child molestation. And this felon was working at the same farm as 10 kids – one being 14 yrs old.”