A CSU professor who was detained during an immigration raid at a Camarillo cannabis farm is expected to have his first court appearance on Monday.
The Cal State Channel Islands professor was identified as Jonathan Caravello.
Caravello was arrested by federal agents on Thursday, during a protest in response to that massive immigration raid at a Camarillo farm.
Over 300 people were arrested Thursday at two immigration enforcement operations at farms in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced Saturday that federal agents arrested 319 people during the operations at Glass House Farms near Camarillo and Carpinteria.
DHS said the law enforcement activity was part of an investigation into immigration and potential child labor violations.
NBC4 obtained the criminal complaint against Caravello that includes surveillance photos that the Department of Homeland Security is identifying as Caravello.
The complaint accuses Caravello of throwing a tear gas canister at border patrol agents, then leaving the area and changing his clothes before returning and getting arrested.
While the professor waits to appear in front of a judge, members of the California Faculty Association organized a vigil Sunday night in support of Caravello.
They tell NBC4 that he is a U.S. citizen, who has been working at CSU Channel Islands for more than five years.
“Calling for the release of our colleague who is a public servant in California, who is a beloved professor to students at CSU Channel Islands, who is a community member who has fought for social justice,” Alejandra Marchevsky, a professor at CSU Los Angeles said.
The university says that while they work to gather more details at this time, they understand Caravello was peacefully protesting.