In what was supposed to be a routine cannabis farm raid, federal agents were left stunned after discovering undocumented minors working in squalid conditions deep inside two large grow operations in California. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that multiple children \u2014 some reportedly under the age of 14 \u2014 were being used as laborers in what officials are now calling an \u201cunfolding humanitarian crisis.\u201d
\nSources say agents with DHS and ICE stormed the sites after weeks of surveillance. But once inside, the mission took a dramatic turn. Hidden compartments, makeshift bedding, and restrained minors were discovered\u2014raising immediate concerns of human trafficking and forced labor under the guise of agriculture.<\/p>\n
Local protestors clashed with law enforcement as news of the raid spread, accusing authorities of targeting immigrants rather than going after the wealthy landowners profiting from these illicit operations. One eyewitness said, \u201cYou think it\u2019s just about weed? They\u2019re hiding kids in there.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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