The president of a marijuana company targeted in an immigration raid donated thousands of dollars to Democrats in recent years.

President Donald Trump has granted federal immigration agents "total authorization" to defend themselves following clashes with protesters during a recent enforcement operation at a cannabis farm in California.

Federal authorities raided Glass House Farms for child labor violations, while records show the farm's president donated thousands to California Democrats, including Gov. Gavin Newsom.

ICE agents raided a licensed marijuana farm in Camarillo, California, on Thursday. The farm is owned by Glass House Brands Inc, officials confirmed.

Homeland security and ICE agents were seen taking farmworkers into custody in Carpinteria and Camarillo Thursday morning; city councilmember injured and congressmember denied entry as large crowd protests raid at cannabis farm.

Union officials on Friday announced a farmworker had died after they said he was injured during an immigration enforcement raid on a California cannabis farm. "We tragically can confirm that a farmworker has died of injuries they sustained as a result of yesterday’s immigration enforcement action,

Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the worker wasn’t being pursued by federal authorities when he climbed onto the roof of a green house and fell.

Glass House Brands, whose farm was raided by immigration authorities Thursday, is the subject of several labor law complaints, according to court records.

LOS ANGELES - A farmworker died, and others were critically injured during federal immigration raids on farms in Ventura County on Thursday. Other workers - including U.S. citizens - remain unaccounted for, according to the United Farm Workers union.

Federal agents clashed with protesters during an immigration raid on July 10, 2025, at Glass House Farms in California. Hundreds were arrested.