Protesters and federal agents clash during raid at Southern California farm
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A clash broke out on Thursday involving protesters and federal agents conducting a raid on a farm in Southern California, with officials deploying canisters that emitted what appeared to be smoke into the air to break up the gathering.

In the predominantly agricultural region of Camarillo, roads were obstructed by vehicles from Border Patrol and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, with fields and greenhouses lining the surroundings. Military-style vehicles were present, and a helicopter was observed flying above.

Broadcast footage displayed dozens of protesters assembling on a road flanked by fields while uniformed officers faced them. In other shots, white and green smoke can be seen as the demonstrators withdrew. Additional images captured protesters yelling at the agents, who were clad in camouflage gear, helmets, and gas masks. The reason for the canister deployment wasn’t immediately clear, nor was it evident if any chemicals such as tear gas were released.

Another image from KTLA showed people sat against a wall with their hands bound in front of them; it wasn’t clear if they were workers or protesters. A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said they were executing a warrant at a marijuana facility.

Glass House Farms said on social media that it was visited Thursday by officials for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and “fully complied with agent search warrants.”

It’s legal to grow and sell cannabis in California with proper licensing. State records show the company has multiple active licenses to cultivate cannabis.

The company also has a permit to grow in Ventura County, and as of last year used half of the space for cannabis while half was dedicated to tomatoes and cucumbers, the Ventura County Star reported.

Judith Ramos said she received a call Thursday morning from her father, who worked in the tomato fields.

“He said immigration was outside his job, and if anything happened to take care of everything,” Ramos said, her voice cracking.

The 22-year-old certified nurse assistant said she has two young siblings.

Ramos went to the farm and saw a busload of people being taken out. She was protesting alongside others when agents sprayed the deterrent.

“They didn’t want us to get any closer, and they started firing,” Ramos said. “I got some in my eyes. I had to put milk on my face.”

Ramos said she does not know where her father is and had not had contact with him for more than an hour. His truck is still at the worksite, she said.

It was not immediately known which agencies participated in the raid.

The incident comes as federal immigration enforcement agents have ramped up arrests in Southern California, heading to car washes, farms and Home Depot parking lots to take people into custody while stoking widespread fear among immigrant communities.

The Trump administration has had the National Guard providing protection to federal immigration agents carrying out the raids, and this week it sent a large caravan with guns and horses to a park in Los Angeles.

Andrew Dowd, spokesperson for the Ventura County Fire Department, said they were dispatched around 12:15 p.m. Thursday to the area to provide emergency medical aid. Crews took three people to nearby hospitals, he said, and the incident is ongoing.

Dowd said he had no information on the types of injuries or medical emergencies sustained, and he did not have any details of the people sent to hospitals. He said he had no information on what law enforcement was doing there.

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Associated Press writer Janie Har in San Francisco and freelancer Michael Owen Baker in Camarillo, California, contributed.

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