DOJ Names VC Defensa, Charges 10 Over ICE Raid Clashes In Ventura County

The DOJ publicly named Ventura County coalition VC Defensa and announced federal complaints tied to a July immigration enforcement operation at Glass House Farms in Camarillo. Officials allege VC Defensa affiliates helped block exits and threw rocks at government vehicles, damaging cars and injuring a contract employee; two Oxnard residents were charged, with one arrested and one at large. VC Defensa denies the claims as a politically motivated attack on First Amendment activity. The piece links to the DOJ press release and the group’s statement.