While RedState has covered the raid at Glass House Farms in Camarlllo, California, extensively, I haven't written on it here yet (though I posted a lengthy investigative thread on X) because, living just 13 miles from that site and recognizing people I know in the crowds fighting against federal law enforcement officers, the events were pretty upsetting to watch unfold. Ventura County has always been my "safe place" away from the craziness and lawlessness of Los Angeles County, but we've got an increasingly violent and well-organized group of leftists in the county (groups involved in this week's riot were also behind the anti-Israel protests in 2023 where Paul Kessler was killed), and things are reaching a breaking point.

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When I saw what Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA) is accused of doing during Thursday's protests, I was furious and knew I needed to write about it. Carbajal has represented parts of Santa Barbara County and Ventura County for decades as both a state legislator and a Congressman, and it's no surprise that he was quickly on the scene at the first raid on Thursday, at Glass House Farms' Carpinteria location, spouting anti-ICE talking points.

Perhaps Carbajal was denied entry because of his actions that put ICE officers in danger? Sunday afternoon, ICE posted the following on X:

Rep. Salud Carbajal was part of a violent mob of protestors attempting to obstruct federal law enforcement as they executed a criminal search warrant at a marijuana facility. He cites “peaceful” protestors, when in fact these rioters were launching rocks at officers, injuring at least one ICE employee who was left bloody.

According to agents on the ground, the congressman doxed that same ICE employee by sharing his business card with members of the violent mob.

THIS is precisely the rhetoric that has led to orchestrated attempts to murder officers and a 700% increase in officer assaults.

May the congressman’s constituency always remember he chooses violence over the rule of law.

Maybe that's why Carbajal was denied entry to the facility, in addition to the fact that there's no "congressional oversight" right to observe a search warrant being executed, especially in what Carbajal admitted was a volatile situation?

In his video, Carbajal says it's his understanding that ICE apprehended 10 of the 12 people who were at the Carpinteria facility, and that he got that information from the owner. It's unclear whether he's referring to CEO Kyle Kazan or President Graham Farrar, but Farrar's a pretty big donor to Carbajal. So was Carbajal really there to provide oversight to protect the workers, or to protect his donor?

I hope that these elected officials who insert themselves in the middle of active law enforcement operations to impede them will be arrested and booted from office for their treasonous conduct.

(*DISCLAIMER: I worked for Carbajal's 2018 opponent, Justin Fareed, as his communications director.)