Federal authorities confirmed Thursday that more than 300 illegal aliens were arrested during a massive Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation at Glass House Farms, a cannabis facility in Ventura County, California.
According to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, ICE agents detained 319 unlawful immigrants at the farm — and rescued 14 children from what officials say was potential forced labor, exploitation, and trafficking.
The raid marks the second-largest single-state ICE worksite operation in U.S. history, second only to President Trump’s 2019 Mississippi chicken plant raid, which netted nearly 700 arrests.
Children Found Working Alongside Violent Felon
Authorities confirmed that 10 minors were working on the marijuana farm, including one child who was just 14 years old.
One of the migrants arrested had a shocking criminal background: seven years for kidnapping and attempted rape, along with a previous conviction for attempted child molestation. That same felon, according to CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott, was working right next to the children.
“This illegal alien was apprehended at the CA marijuana facility,” Scott posted on X. “Turns out he had been sentenced to 7 yrs for kidnapping &