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   From: un-americans@democrats.org   
      
   FIRST ON FOX: The President of Glass House Farms, the cannabis farm that   
   federal immigration authorities raided in California on Thursday despite   
   protests, has donated thousands to Democrats in California.   
      
   Co-founder, president, and board director Graham Farrar, who   
   self-identifies on social media as residing in Santa Barbara,   
   California, has made numerous political donations to the Santa Barbara   
   County Democratic Central Committee’s federal political action committee   
   and Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Calif., according to Federal Election   
   Commission records.   
      
   According to California public campaign finance records, he also donated   
   $10,000 to California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2018, and his most   
   recent public political donation was to California Democratic   
   Assemblymember Gregg Hart in July 2023.   
      
   Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott tweeted that the   
   farm is "now under investigation for child labor violations" and the   
   Department of Homeland Security told Fox News on Friday that nine   
   unaccompanied children in the U.S. illegally were rescued.   
      
   "So glad our law enforcement could rescue another child," DHS Assistant   
   Secretary Tricia McLaughlin stated.   
      
   Glass House Brands said in a statement that they complied with the   
   federal warrants issued.   
      
   "Yesterday, Glass House Brands received immigration and naturalization   
   warrants. As per the law, we verified that the warrants were valid and   
   we complied. Workers were detained and we are assisting to provide them   
   legal representation," the company tweeted.   
      
   "Glass House has never knowingly violated applicable hiring practices   
   and does not and has never employed minors. We do not expect this to   
   affect operations moving forward. We will provide additional details   
   when applicable."   
      
   "Know there are lots of questions, we have a lot of them too, as we get   
   more information we will update. Our team has been continually on site   
   and we are focused on taking care of our people and our plants," Farrar   
   posted to X.   
      
   Farrar’s X feed also shows him retweeting Republicans, such as former   
   Rep. Matt Gaetz, in support of cannabis policy reforms.   
      
   In response to being asked about the campaign donations, Newsom's senior   
   political advisor Lindsey Cobia, who was the deputy campaign manager   
   when Newsom received the $10,000 donation, told Fox News Digital in a   
   statement, "It’s rich for Fox News and Trump Admin to point to campaign   
   donations to Democrats, when in fact, the CEO is a Trump supporter who   
   donated to the Governor’s recall and has given to more Republicans than   
   Democrats." Newsom posted the same message on X and included an   
   Instagram photo of Kyle Kazan and Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C.   
      
   The post omitted another Instagram photo Kazan took with Rep. Robert   
   Garcia, a Democratic California congressman that Kazan donated thousands   
   of dollars to.   
      
   Newsom’s rapid response team referenced a Los Angeles Times report in   
   which Kyle Kazan is noted as a supporter of President Donald Trump. He   
   is labeled as a supporter of the president in a comment from Marc   
   Cohodes, who invested in the company and disagreed with the raid.   
      
   On a donation level, a review of public records found that Kazan has   
   donated to various Democrats in recent years. The most notable recent   
   Republican donation under the name Kyle Kazan was to former   
   gubernatorial candidate Kevin Faulconer in 2021 for $10,000. He also   
   recently made at least $12,500 in business contributions through Glass   
   House Brands to ActBlue California as recently as June 2024. Fox News   
   Digital’s review of state and federal election records found no Kazan   
   donations to Trump's presidential campaigns.   
      
   On Thursday, protesters clashed with federal authorities in Camarillo   
   during an immigration operation. Federal authorities had a warrant for   
   illegal employees, Fox News has learned. Another raid also occurred at   
   another Glass House Farm in Carpinteria.   
      
   In addition, U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill   
   Essayli said the FBI has offered a $50,000 award for information leading   
   to the conviction of an unknown suspect who appeared to fire a pistol at   
   federal law enforcement officers near Camarillo.   
      
   ICE OFFICERS ASSAULTED DURING RAID THAT NABBED 70 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AT   
   MEAT PLANT: DHS   
      
   People were seen confronting the agents, who used tear gas and smoke   
   bombs. Federal personnel used gas to push back protesters who arrived on   
   the scene after getting word of a raid.   
      
   Military helicopters were also seen flying low over the fields, a   
   maneuver generally used to flush out people hiding.   
      
   "It is becoming increasingly apparent that the actions taken by ICE are   
   bold and aggressive, demonstrating insensitivity towards the direct   
   impact on our community," Luis Mc Arthur, the mayor of nearby Oxnard,   
   said in a social media post. "These actions are causing unnecessary   
   distress and harm. I remain committed to working alongside our Attorney   
   General and the Governor’s office to explore potential legal avenues to   
   address these activities."   
      
   When the governor was asked his thoughts on the footage of somebody   
   firing a gun at federal authorities by right-wing social media account   
   Libs of TikTok, Newsom replied "Of course I condemn any assault on law   
   enforcement, you sh* poster. Now do Jan 6."   
      
   "California prosecutes child exploiters and traffickers. Trump   
   tear-gasses children, rips them from their parents, and deports   
   farmworkers. Priorities," Newsom tweeted in response to Scott's post   
   about the child labor allegations against the farm.   
      
   Fox News reached out to Glass House.   
      
   https://www.foxnews.com/politics/newsom-donors-cannabis-farm-und   
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