The Guardian · California · Original story
ICE agents descended on a cannabis farm. The lives of an army vet, a farmworker and professor changed forever
Raids on the Glass House Farms in California became a ‘litmus test’ for how much violence agents could inflict during Trump’s deportation campaign
On a sunny morning last July, hundreds of heavily armed immigration agents in camouflage stormed a greenhouse complex in Camarillo, an hour north of Los Angeles. They came with face masks, guns, chemical munitions and armored tactical vehicles, blocking access along a road lined by produce fields.
What unfolded next would irreversibly transform the lives of many there that day.
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Jackie Botts in Camarillo, California · Mon, Aug 3, 2026, 6:00 AM
California | The Guardian
Raids on the Glass House Farms in California became a ‘litmus test’ for how much violence agents could inflict during Trump’s deportation campaign
On a sunny morning last July, hundreds of heavily armed immigration agents in camouflage stormed a greenhouse complex in Camarillo, an hour north of Los Angeles. They came with face masks, guns, chemical munitions and armored tactical vehicles, blocking access along a road lined by produce fields.
What unfolded next would irreversibly transform the lives of many there that day.
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