2025 Camarillo ICE raid

2025 Camarillo ICE raid
Part of immigration raids and arrests in the second Trump presidency
DateJuly 10, 2025
LocationOxnard Plain near Camarillo, Ventura County, California
ParticipantsUnited States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Deaths1
Non-fatal injuries12
Arrests319+

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.[1] At least 12 workers were injured, 8 of whom were hospitalized for their injuries.[2]

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

This section 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",[8] and as a "mass deportation" campaign,[5] involving the detention, confinement, and expulsion of hundreds of thousands of immigrants and their family members.[5] 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.[9] 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.[10] By January 2026, the number of people which ICE alone deported rose to roughly 540,000.[11]

The use of deportation flights by the U.S. has created pushback from some foreign governments, particularly that of Colombia.[12] The total population of illegal immigrants in the United States was estimated at 11 million in 2022, with the top three states of California, Texas, and Florida constituting over half of the total population.[13][14]

The administration has used the Alien Enemies Act to quickly deport immigrants with limited or no due process,[15][16] and to be imprisoned in El Salvador, which was halted by federal judges and the Supreme Court.[17][18] Several US citizens have been detained and deported.[19] Administration practices have faced legal issues and controversy with lawyers, judges, and legal scholars.[15]

At the time of the January 2025 start to Trump's second presidential term, a majority of Americans supported deporting all immigrants present in the United States illegally.[20] As early as April 2025, multiple polls found that the majority of Americans thought that the deportations went "too far".[21][22][23][24]

Raid

On July 10, 2025, a raid at greenhouses on the Oxnard Plain near Camarillo, California, led to 319 people being detained[1] and the death of one farmworker, Jaime Alanis Garcia.[25] 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.[26] NBC News described the raid as "chaotic".[2] 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.[26] 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.[26]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection stated that 14 undocumented minors were found at the farm,[1] 8 of whom were unaccompanied.[2] DHS stated that these minors were "victims of 'exploitation' and 'potentially human trafficking or smuggling.'"[26]

During the day, about 500 protestors gathered at the farm, but by 6:30 that evening, their numbers had dwindled to around 200.[2] DHS stated that four U.S. citizens were arrested for "resisting or assaulting officers".[27] 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.[28] 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.[27][29] 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.[30] 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.[31]

On the same day, ICE raided another cannabis farm owned by the same company in Carpinteria, in Santa Barbara County.[2][32] 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, including flash bangs, smoke grenades, and rubber bullets.[32] Ten individuals were taken into ICE custody, out of the 12 for whom ICE reportedly had federal judicial warrants at this location.[32]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Sources that have described Trump's approach to immigration and deportation as "hardline".[3][4] [5] [6] [7]

References

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  3. ^ "Protests over Trump's immigration raids spread across the US". France24. June 6, 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b c 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.
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  19. ^ Danner, Chas (May 3, 2025). "All the U.S. Citizens Who've Been Caught Up in Trump's Immigration Crackdown". New York. Archived from the original on April 30, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2025. It's not a matter of if U.S. citizens are getting caught up in President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown and mass-deportation efforts but, rather, how and how many. Some have just been collateral arrests and detentions, in which people are briefly questioned or detained by ICE agents, while others have been jailed for hours or days. Some U.S.-born children have been swiftly deported along with undocumented family members.
  20. ^ Schwartz, Ian (January 25, 2025). "CNN's Enten: There Has Been A Massive Shift On Immigration, The Majority Of Americans Believe Illegals Should Be Deported". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved February 7, 2025. 55 percent in The New York Times; Marquette, 64 percent; CBS News, 57 percent; ABC News, with a slightly different question, 56 percent... a very clear indication that a majority of Americans... do, in fact, want to deport all immigrants who are here illegally.
  21. ^ Edwards-Levy, Ariel (April 30, 2025). "CNN Poll: Majorities oppose Trump deporting migrants to Salvadoran prison, canceling international student visas". CNN. Retrieved May 11, 2025. Just over half, 52%, say Trump has gone too far in deporting undocumented immigrants, up from 45% in February. A similar 52% now say that Trump's immigration policies have not made the US safer. And most, 57%, say that they do not believe the federal government is being careful in following the law while carrying out deportations.
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  23. ^ "U.S. Attacks on Iran, July 2025". Marist Poll. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 7, 2025. A majority of Americans (54%) describe the actions of ICE in upholding immigration laws as having gone too far.
  24. ^ Sanders, Linley (July 11, 2025). "How US views of immigration have changed since Trump took office, according to Gallup polling". The Associated Press. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
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