Smoke and Mirrors:
Fallout from Federal Raids at
Glass House Farms
A Look at What Happened and the
Community’s Response After More Than
360 Arrested at Central Coast Cannabis Farms
By Indy Staff | Photos by Ingrid Bostrom
July 17, 2025
Federal Show of Force Prompts
Real Community Response
Following Militarized Operations on July 10, Community Rallies to Support Immigrants
By Ryan P. Cruz
How It Happened:
Timeline of Immigration Raid
in Carpinteria
On July 10, Quiet Back Road Became Home to Political Clash in Matter of Minutes
By Ryan P. Cruz
ICE Raids Leave Families In the Cold
From Carpinteria to Camarillo,
Loved Ones Are
Desperate for Help
By Tyler Hayden
Supervisors Hear Hot Words Over Federal Actions in Carpinteria
Seven Hours of Testimony Including from Santa Barbara D.A. and the Sheriff
By Nick Welsh
‘This Is an Emergency’:
Emotions Run High at Santa Barbara Town Hall
Community Members Speak Out Against Immigration Enforcement at
Tense City Meeting
By Ryan P. Cruz
Read More on the Raids
Federal Agents Deploy Smoke Bombs into Crowds During Raids of Glass House Farms Locations on Central Coast
by Ryan P. Cruz
Carbajal Denounces ‘Militarization of Our Streets’
by Nick Welsh
Children Left Alone After Mothers Arrested in Immigration Raids
by Tyler Hayden
Carpinteria Community Packs City Hall in Response to Immigration Raids
by Ryan P. Cruz
Santa Barbara DA Denounces ICE Raid in Carpinteria
by Nick Welsh
City of Santa Barbara to Hold Emergency Town Hall on Immigration
by Ryan P. Cruz
Mother of Children Left Alone After Glass House Raids Is Deported
by Tyler Hayden
Rep. Carbajal Counters Claims He ‘Doxxed’ ICE Employee During Carpinteria Raid
by Callie Fausey
By Jean Yamamura
Voices on the Raids
America Needs Superman More than Ever
by Nick Welsh
‘An Attempt to Fulfill Some Xenophobic Quota’
by John Savrnoch, Santa Barbara County District Attorney
‘Unwarranted, Unnecessary, and Destructive’
by Randy Rowse, Mayor of Santa Barbara
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