(KTLA) — Federal immigration agents, assisted by members of the National Guard, carried out raids at two Southern California cannabis farms Thursday, arresting dozens, including undocumented minors, in an operation that drew several hundred protestors and violent clashes with officers.

The immigration sweeps, one at Glass House Farms in Camarillo and another about 35 miles up the coast at another Glass House facility in Carpinteria, unfolded simultaneously at around 8:30 a.m.

In Camarillo, video from Nexstar's KTLA showed a large federal law enforcement presence in the fields, with agents detaining workers as several hundred protesters began gathering.

U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli confirmed the operation in a post to X.

“Federal agents are executing a search warrant at this marijuana farm,” he wrote. “Agents have already arrested multiple individuals for impeding this operation and will continue to make arrests. Don’t interfere. You will be arrested and charged with a federal offense.”

The scene escalated around 12:35 p.m. when tear gas and less-than-lethal rounds were deployed........

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