Home Depot Boycott: Protesters Target Retailer Over ICE Raids on Black Friday

Black Friday Protest at Home Depot

• 🎯 Immigrant rights groups organized a protest outside a Home Depot in Torrance on Black Friday.
• ✊ Demonstrators accused the retailer of allowing ICE raids on its property and looked the other way.

Activists' Demands and Allegations

• 🗣️ Protesters called for a boycott of Home Depot, urging shoppers to withhold their spending.
• 🚫 They allege Home Depot facilitates federal officials in immigration raids by allowing the use of their facilities and parking lots.
• ⚖️ Activists demand Home Depot denounce the raids, stop allowing their property to be used for raids, provide safe spaces for day laborers, and offer recompense to affected families.

Home Depot's Response

• 📄 Home Depot denies any complicity in the raids, stating they are not notified of immigration enforcement activities and are not involved in or coordinating with ICE or Border Patrol.
• 📜 The company asserts they are required to follow all federal and local rules and regulations in every market where they operate.

Protest Tactics and History

• 🛒 Activists have employed various boycott tactics, including asking shoppers to boycott in Spanish and a protest in Monrovia where demonstrators bought and returned items to slow business.
• 📅 This protest is part of a larger pattern, with similar demonstrations and numerous raids observed throughout Southern California.