Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced on Sunday that the DOJ is reviewing reports that Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA) was involved in a violent riot and doxxed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
The alleged incident occurred during a ICE criminal warrant operation at a marijuana farm in Carpinteria, California.
ICE was conducting enforcement operations at two marijuana farms operated by Glass House Brands Inc. in Carpinteria and Camarillo when chaos unfolded. “More than 500 rioters attempted to disrupt operations,” and one even “fired a gun at law enforcement,” the Department of Homeland Security said in a press release.
The Gateway Pundit reported that Carbajal was at the scene and claimed that he was there to fulfill his “congressional oversight responsibilities.” However, ICE announced on Sunday that “Carbajal was part of a violent mob of protestors attempting to obstruct federal law enforcement as they executed a criminal search warrant at a marijuana facility.”
During the riot, rocks were hurled at agents, leaving “at least one ICE employee who was left bloody,” and “the congressman doxed that same ICE employee by sharing his business card with members of the violent mob,” the agency further alleged, citing reports from agents on the ground.
It can be recalled that Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) was charged with three counts related to forcibly impeding and interfering with federal law enforcement officers at the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark last month. If convicted on all three charges, she faces a maximum of 17 years in prison!
Video from the incident clearly shows Democrat Rep. LaMonica McIver screaming at and physically assaulting federal agents by shoving them and hitting them with her body repeatedly. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was also there, fighting for the release of dangerous criminal aliens.
McIver pleaded not guilty at her arraignment hearing on June 25.
If Carbajal was, in fact, participating in the violent riot, which injured ICE agents, and jeopardizing the lives of agents by doxxing them, he could face similar consequences.
Hopefully, the DOJ will actually take action to deter criminals like Carbajal and other Democrats encouraging violence against law enforcement.
Blanche said on X,
We take all allegations of inciting violence or doxing of federal employees very seriously—no one is above the law, and members of Congress are no exception. We are reviewing reports from the protest. If substantiated, we will pursue every appropriate legal avenue to protect our law enforcement officers and uphold the rule of law.
We take all allegations of inciting violence or doxing of federal employees very seriously—no one is above the law, and members of Congress are no exception. We are reviewing reports from the protest. If substantiated, we will pursue every appropriate legal avenue to protect our… https://t.co/0DDPuxPBX3
— Todd Blanche (@DAGToddBlanche) July 14, 2025
Carbajal fired back, attacking ICE and claiming that the group was “peaceful” and targeted by ICE:
This is a blatant attempt to distort what occurred in Carpinteria. DHS and ICE conducted their raid using a disturbing and disproportionate level of force, both on the farm workers they were targeting and the peaceful protesters who gathered to defend their neighbors. I witnessed agents, in full military gear, fire smoke canisters and other projectiles into a crowd of peaceful civilians. Just before I arrived at the scene, witnesses told me the agents threw a stun grenade into the crowd. Several civilians were injured, including a child.
This aggressive behavior in a normally quiet part of the Central Coast sparked alarm across our community, prompting a flood of calls and messages to my office from concerned citizens. I went to the scene to seek answers and represent my constituents.
ICE’s claims of “doxxing” and “violent mobs” are familiar deflection tactics designed to distort public perception and to evade accountability for their aggressive actions in our community.
This is a blatant attempt to distort what occurred in Carpinteria. DHS and ICE conducted their raid using a disturbing and disproportionate level of force, both on the farm workers they were targeting and the peaceful protesters who gathered to defend their neighbors. I witnessed… pic.twitter.com/iETpaYTgxm
— Rep. Salud Carbajal (@RepCarbajal) July 14, 2025
This is a developing story.
