Authorities say about 200 immigrants were arrested in raids on 2 Southern California farms

CAMARILLO Calif AP Federal immigration personnel mentioned Friday they arrested about immigrants suspected of being in the country illegally in raids a day earlier on two California cannabis farm sites Protesters engaged in a tense standoff with leadership during an operation at one of the farms The Department of Homeland Defense mentioned in a message that functionaries executed criminal search warrants in Carpinteria and Camarillo California on Thursday They arrested immigrants suspected of being in the country illegally and there were also at least immigrant children on site the declaration reported Four U S citizens were arrested for assaulting or resisting officers the department stated Executives were offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of one person suspected of firing a gun at federal agents One worker who called family to say he was hiding from leadership was on life encouragement after falling and suffering critical injuries During the raid crowds of people gathered outside Glass House Farms in Camarillo to seek information about their relatives and protest immigration enforcement Government clad in military-style helmets and uniforms faced off with the demonstrators Acrid green and white billowing smoke then forced society members to retreat Glass House a licensed California cannabis grower commented in a declaration that immigration agents had valid warrants The company declared workers were detained and it is helping provide them with legal representation The farm also grows tomatoes and cucumbers Glass House has never knowingly violated applicable hiring practices and does not and has never employed minors the announcement revealed It is legal to grow and sell cannabis in California with proper licensing The state s Department of Cannabis Control stated they observed no minors on the premises during a site visit to the farm in May After receiving another complaint the department opened an progressing probe according to a department spokesperson Worker gravely injured At least people were injured during the raid and protest mentioned Andrew Dowd a spokesperson for the Ventura County Fire Department Eight were taken to St John s Regional Anatomical Center and the Ventura County Anatomical Center and four were treated at the scene and published Dowd declared he did not have information on the extent of the injuries of those hospitalized On Friday about two dozen people waited outside the farm to retrieve the cars of loved ones and speak to managers Relatives of Jaime Alanis who has picked tomatoes at the farm for years stated he called his wife in Mexico during the raid to tell her immigration agents had arrived and that he was hiding with others inside the farm The next thing we heard was that he was in the hospital with broken hands ribs and a broken neck Juan Duran Alanis brother-in-law declared in Spanish It was not promptly clear how Alanis was injured A professional at Ventura County Biological Center described the family that those who brought Alanis to the hospital reported he had fallen from the roof of a building Alanis had a broken neck fractured skull and a rupture in an artery that pumps blood to the brain revealed his niece Yesenia who didn t want to share her last name for fear of reprisal He is on life patronage she declared They narrated us he won t make it and to say goodbye Yesenia disclosed crying The hospital did not instantly respond to requests for comment Confrontation with officers Relatives and advocates headed to the farm about miles kilometers northwest of downtown Los Angeles to try to find out what was going on and began protesting outside Federal administration formed a line blocking the road leading through farm fields to the company s greenhouses Protesters were seen shouting at agents wearing camouflage gear helmets and gas masks The billowing smoke drove protesters to retreat It wasn t clear why functionaries threw the canisters or if they disclosed chemicals such as tear gas Ventura County fire administration responding to a call of people having trouble breathing revealed three people were taken to nearby hospitals At the farm agents arrested workers and removed them by bus Others including U S citizens were detained at the site for hours while agents investigated The occurrence came as federal immigration agents have ramped up arrests in Southern California at car washes farms and Home Depot parking lots stoking widespread fear among immigrant communities Federal investigations The Department of Homeland Defense noted in a message Friday that the examination into immigration and probable child labor violations at the farm is ongoing No further details of the charges were provided The agency revealed hundreds of demonstrators attempted to disrupt the operations leading to the arrest of four Americans We will prosecute to the fullest extent of the law anyone who assaults or doxes federal law enforcement Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin reported in a comment Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Frontier Protection were both part of the operation the message commented President Donald Trump commented he has ordered DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and White House territory line czar Tom Homan to direct ICE agents to use whatever means is necessary going forward when dealing with violent protesters I am giving Total Authorization for ICE to protect itself just like they protect the Populace Trump revealed in a social media posting Friday evening White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson in a comment blamed violent leftists and Democrats for the Camarillo event and other assaults on ICE agents in latest weeks Family members search for answers The mother of an American worker noted her son was held at the worksite for hours and notified her agents took workers cellphones to prevent them from calling family or filming and forced them to erase cellphone video of agents at the site The woman reported her son narrated her agents marked the men s hands with ink to distinguish their immigration status She spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because she feared reprisals from the regime United Farm Workers explained in comment that certain U S citizens are not yet accounted for Maria Servin stated her son has worked at the farm for years and was helping to build a greenhouse She commented she spoke to her son who is undocumented after hearing of the raid and offered to pick him up He noted not to come because they were surrounded and there was even a helicopter That was the last time I spoke to him Servin a U S citizen mentioned in Spanish She mentioned she went to the farm anyway but federal agents were shooting tear gas and rubber bullets and she decided it was not safe to stay She and her daughter returned to the farm Friday and were advised her son had been arrested Thursday They still don t know where he is being held I regret times that I didn t help him get his documents Servin stated Taxin published from Orange County California and Rodriguez revealed from San Francisco Source