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2025 Camarillo ICE raid
Part of immigration raids and arrests in the second Trump presidency
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DateJuly 10, 2025
Location
ParticipantsUnited States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Deaths1
Injuries12
Arrests361[1]

In 2025, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal agents raided a cannabis farm in Oxnard Plain near Camarillo, California. Agents detained at least 319 undocumented migrants, and one farm worker died while trying to escape.[2] At least 12 workers were injured, 8 of whom were hospitalized for their injuries.[3]

Protestors quickly gathered at the farm with DHS stating that four U.S. citizens were arrested for "resisting or assaulting officers." Tear gas was deployed against the protestors. A professor from the nearby university coming to the aid of a protestor and the security guard for the farm were detained. Amidst the chaos, the security guard, a disabled veteran and U.S. citizen, was pepper sprayed and had his car window smashed by an agent.

Background

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This paragraph is an excerpt from Deportation in the second Trump administration.[edit]

During Donald Trump's second term as president of the United States, his administration has pursued a deportation policy generally described as "hardline",[a] "maximalist",[9] and as a "mass deportation" campaign,[6] involving the detention, confinement, and expulsion of hundreds of thousands of immigrants and their family members.[6] The Trump administration has claimed that around 140,000 people had been deported as of April 2025, though some estimates put the number at roughly half that.[10] On August 28, 2025, CNN reported that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) alone had deported nearly 200,000 people in seven months since Trump returned to office.[11] By January 2026, the number of people which ICE alone deported rose to roughly 540,000, which is down from the number of people deported under Joe Biden in 2023 and 2024.[12][13]

Raid

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On July 10, 2025, a raid at greenhouses on the Oxnard Plain near Camarillo, California, led to 319 people being detained[2] and the death of one farmworker, Jaime Alanis Garcia.[14] ICE agents allegedly chased Garcia, who then fell roughly 30 feet (9.1 meters) from the top of a building. Garcia was hospitalized and placed on life support for one day before dying from his injuries on July 11.[15] NBC News described the raid as "chaotic".[3] The detainees were held by ICE for over eight hours, and those among them who were U.S. citizens were allegedly only permitted to leave after deleting video footage of the raid from their phones.[15] United Farm Workers stated that several workers were "totally unaccounted for" in the immediate aftermath of the raid, including at least one U.S. citizen.[15]

During the day, about 500 protestors gathered at the farm, but by 6:30 that evening, their numbers had dwindled to around 200.[3] DHS stated that four U.S. citizens were arrested for "resisting or assaulting officers".[16] ICE agents deployed tear gas against the protestors, and claimed that a protestor shot at them with a handgun during the raid. There were no reports of gunshot wounds from the incident.[17] Jonathan Caravello, a professor at nearby California State University, Channel Islands, was detained after aiding a protestor, and was not heard from for more than 48 hours after his arrest.[16][18] The U.S. Attorney's Office stated Caravello was charged with assault on a federal officer using a deadly or dangerous weapon after he allegedly threw a tear gas canister at federal agents. Caravello was acquitted of all charges on April 9, 2026.[19] George Retes, a 25-year-old disabled veteran and U.S. citizen working as a security guard, was detained after ICE agents broke his car window and pepper sprayed him.[20]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection stated that 14 undocumented minors were found at the farm,[2] 8 of whom were unaccompanied.[3] DHS stated that these minors were "victims of 'exploitation' and 'potentially human trafficking or smuggling.'"[15]

Same-day Raid in Carpinteria

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On the same day, ICE raided another cannabis farm owned by the same company in Carpinteria, in Santa Barbara County.[3][21] Over 150 protestors soon arrived at the site, and several were injured, including a Carpinteria City Councilor. Congressman Salud Carbajal was also present at the demonstration, and attempted to mediate with the ICE agents. The ICE agents deployed less-lethal munitions at the protestors and elected officials, including flash bangs, smoke grenades, and rubber bullets.[21]

Ten individuals were taken into ICE custody, out of the 12 for whom ICE reportedly had federal judicial warrants at this location.[21] None of the individuals detained had felony convictions, and none were minors. One woman, a mother of three, was deported as a result.[22]

Santa Barbara District Attorney John Savrnoch denounced the raid, stating that the raid "can rightfully be viewed as an attempt to fulfill some xenophobic quota at the expense of disrupting the lives of hard-working immigrants who have become part of the fabric of our society."[23]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Sources that have described Trump's approach to immigration and deportation as "hardline".[4][5] [6] [7][8]

References

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  1. ↑ "Supervisors Hear Hot Words Over Federal Actions in Carpinteria". Santa Barbara Independent.
  2. 1 2 3 Lavietes, Matt; Romero, Dennis (July 13, 2025). "California farmworker dies after chaotic federal immigration raid, family says". NBC News.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Vives, Ruben; Marantos, Jeanette; Garrison, Jessica. "200 arrested in chaotic immigration raid at cannabis farm, one worker critically hurt in fall". The Los Angeles Times.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "Protests over Trump's immigration raids spread across the US". France24. June 6, 2025. Archived from the original on June 12, 2025. Protests over hardline immigration tactics ignited across the United States Wednesday after days of demonstrations in Los Angeles, as California prepared for a legal showdown with the White House over Donald Trump's deployment of the military.
  5. ↑ Santos, Sofia Ferreira (May 13, 2025). "What is the 1798 law that Trump used to deport migrants?". BBC News. Retrieved June 12, 2025. At core of US President Donald Trump's hardline immigration policy is his use of a 1798 wartime authority allowing presidents to detain or deport the natives and citizens of an enemy country.
  6. 1 2 3 Chung, Andrew (June 2, 2025). "Trump gets key wins at Supreme Court on immigration, despite some misgivings". Reuters. Retrieved June 12, 2025. The U.S. Supreme Court swept away this week another obstacle to one of President Donald Trump's most aggressively pursued policies - mass deportation - again showing its willingness to back his hardline approach to immigration.
  7. ↑ Politi, James (June 10, 2025). "Stephen Miller: the architect of Donald Trump's hardline immigration policy". Financial Times. Archived from the original on June 11, 2025. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  8. ↑ Walters, Joanna (May 28, 2025). "Denied, detained, deported: the faces of Trump's immigration crackdown". The Guardian. Retrieved June 12, 2025. The administration has torn up the rulebook as it seeks to implement a hardline agenda to expel people from the US.
  9. ↑ Kim, Seung Min (June 10, 2025). "President Donald Trump pushes ahead with his maximalist immigration campaign in face of LA protests". The Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 12, 2025. Retrieved June 12, 2025. Donald Trump made no secret of his willingness to exert a maximalist approach to enforcing immigration laws and keeping order as he campaigned to return to the White House.
  10. ↑ Villagran, Lauren. "White House touts nearly 140,000 deportations, but data says roughly half actually deported". USA Today. Archived from the original on May 9, 2025. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  11. ↑ Alvarez, Priscilla (August 28, 2025). "ICE has deported nearly 200K people since Trump returned to office, on track for highest level in a decade". CNN. Archived from the original on August 28, 2025. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  12. ↑ "ICE expansion has outpaced accountability. What are the remedies?". Brookings. January 26, 2026. Archived from the original on March 18, 2026. Retrieved March 18, 2026. ICE has deported roughly 540,000 people since Trump took office for his second presidential term in January 2025.
  13. ↑ Sun, Albert (January 17, 2026). "How Many People Has Trump Deported So Far?". The New York Times. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  14. ↑ Garcia, Armando; Hoffman, Riley. "California farmworker dies after 30-foot fall during ICE raid: Report". ABC News. Retrieved July 13, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  15. 1 2 3 4 Woodward, Alex (July 11, 2025). "Trump team defends ICE raid in marijuana farm where children were allegedly found". The Independent. Archived from the original on July 12, 2025.
  16. 1 2 Conybeare, Will (July 12, 2025). "Labor union says California university professor was taken during Camarillo immigration raid protest". KTLA. Archived from the original on December 14, 2025. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  17. ↑ Helsel, Phil (July 11, 2025). "Person appears to fire pistol at immigration agents in California protest, feds say". NBC News.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  18. ↑ Mercado, Jorge (July 13, 2025). "CSUCI Professor arrested among Glass House raids". Pacific Coast Business Times. Retrieved July 13, 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  19. ↑ Reilly, Patrick (September 4, 2025). "Cal State professor hit with felony charges for allegedly hurling tear gas canisters at ICE agents". New York Post. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  20. ↑ Haskell, Josh (July 12, 2025). "George Retes, disabled vet and US citizen, taken during Camarillo, California immigration raid at Glass House Farms: family". ABC7 Chicago. Retrieved July 13, 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  21. 1 2 3 Cruz, Ryan (July 17, 2025). "How It Happened: Timeline of Immigration Raid in Carpinteria". The Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved January 7, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  22. ↑ Welsh, Nick (July 16, 2025). "Supervisors Hear Hot Words Over Federal Actions in Carpinteria". The Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  23. ↑ Welsh, Nick (July 11, 2025). "Santa Barbara DA Denounces ICE Raid in Carpinteria". The Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved June 8, 2026.


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