"These are just a sampling of how this part of Ventura County is reckoning with the aftermath of federal immigration raids on Glass House cannabis farms six months ago, when hundreds of workers were detained and families split apart. In some instances, there is still uncertainty about what happened to minors left behind after one or both parents were deported."
""There's a lot of fear that the community is living," said Alicia Flores, executive director of La Hermandad Hank Lacayo Youth and Family Center. This time of year, clients usually ask her about her holiday plans, but now no one asks. Families are divided by the U.S. border or have loved ones in immigration detainment. "They were ready for Christmas, to make tamales, to make pozole, to make something and celebrate with the family. And now, nothing.""
Federal immigration raids on Glass House cannabis farms in Camarillo and Carpinteria six months ago detained at least 361 people, many third-party contractors, and resulted in chaotic scenes and violence. One contractor, Jaime Alanis Garcia, died after falling from a greenhouse rooftop during the July 10 raid. The raids split families, left some children uncertain about the whereabouts of deported parents, and produced absenteeism in schools comparable to pandemic levels. Businesses and restaurants report reduced customers as fear of further Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions persists. The raids sparked mass protests along the Central Coast and amplified longstanding vulnerabilities of farmworker communities.
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