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Clashes erupted outside Glass House farm on Thursday as protesters trying to stop the raid confronted federal agents.
Demonstrators at the rally cheered as they released doves before marching to the City Hall (AP Video: Eugene Garcia)
The operation began when immigration agents surrounded large greenhouse facilities in Camarillo and Carpinteria Thursday and, after presenting warrants, began entering buildings. The result was hours of chaos, particularly at the company’s Camarillo outpost.
A man is on life support after he was injured during an immigration raid at an agricultural area in Southern California on Thursday, according to a family member.
Narciso Barranco, the 48-year-old Tustin landscaper who was punched and detained by federal immigration agents in June — sparking a nationwide outcry — will be released on bond from the Adelanto ICE processing center on Friday, July 11, a supporter said.
A federal judge heard arguments on whether to grant restraining orders against ICE over alleged constitutional violations during immigration arrests in California.
San Bernardino Bishop Alberto Rojas said parishioners who have a "genuine fear" over immigration raids were dispensed from their Mass obligations.
Demonstrators in San Francisco, Calif., attempted to block ICE agents from moving detainees from an immigration courthouse to a waiting van. KNTV's Thom Jensen reports.
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