LOS ANGELES — California’s biggest legal marijuana grower said nine of its employees were detained in a federal immigration raid last month that netted hundreds of arrests, and that the business has ended its relationship with two labor contractors that supplied its farmworkers.
The statement came nearly a month after federal authorities raided Glass House’s farms in Camarillo and Carpinteria , northwest of Los Angeles, and arrested about 360 people. Federal officials characterized the raids as one of the largest immigration operations since President Donald Trump took office in January.
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In Camarillo, armored vehicles blocked the road outside while demonstrators f