Five Carpinteria 15-year-olds hosted a bake sale last Friday to raise money for local families impacted by the recent raids and arrests carried out by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). They brought in more than $2,000.
The group included Eloise Grewe, Hiver von Johnston, Alissa Neuron, and two other children who requested anonymity because they feared potential repercussions. The group donated $1,300 to a local family whose relative was deported following an ICE raid in Carpinteria, and the rest of their funds were donated to 805 UndocuFund, a local nonprofit that provides relief for immigrants and natural disaster survivors.
On Thursday, July 10, agents from the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office raided Glass House Farms facilities in Carpinteria and Camarillo. In Carpinteria, at least 10 undocumented farmworkers from the cannabis company were arrested. At least two have since been deported to Mexico…