A deep-pocketed Democratic donor became a subject of controversy and legal troubles on Thursday after his cannabis farm was raided by Department of Homeland Security officers.
Graham Fararr, who donated $10,000 to California Governor Gavin Newsom and has donated large sums to other prominent Democrats, is the subject of a federal investigation after immigration raids revealed that his cannabis farm was employing child laborers.
Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott revealed that several laborers at Glass House Farms, where Farrar serves as Co-Founder and President, were illegal immigrants or minors. (RELATED: Wisconsin GOP Candidate Draws Attention for Controversial Political History)
Glass House Brands claimed that they are complying with federal immigration enforcement efforts in a statement released after the raid.
“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.
Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin revealed that ten illegal migrant children were detained at the immigration raid and said the raids likely uncovered “exploitation, violation of child labor laws and potentially human trafficking or smuggling.”
Newsom has been a prominent critic of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies after a series of highly publicized immigration raids in Los Angeles.
On Thursday, Newsom went so far as to call Trump ‘scum’ in response to the immigration raids that implicate Fararr, a donor to Newsom’s campaign. (RELATED: Self-Described “Extremist” “Communist” Starts Left-Wing Gun Club in Wisconsin)
“Kids running from tear gas, crying on the phone because their mother was just taken from the fields.
Trump calls me “Newscum” — but he’s the real scum” Newsom said on X.
In June, Newsom sued the Trump administration for deploying the National Guard after backlash against immigration raids resulted in civil unrest and riots in Los Angeles.
