Home Depot Faces Opposition to New LA Location Amid ICE Raids

Pushback Against Proposed Home Depot

• 📣 Immigrant rights activists are protesting a proposed Home Depot location in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles.
• 🏢 The plan involves demolishing the old Macy's building at Eagle Rock Plaza to construct a new Home Depot.
• 🚫 LA City Council member Herado has stated she will do everything possible to block the proposed development.

Complicity in ICE Raids

• 🚨 Activists accuse Home Depot of being complicit with ICE raids due to their alleged lack of response.
• 📍 Recent ICE operations have led to arrests at Home Depot locations across Los Angeles, including one in the Westlake area that has been targeted multiple times.
• 🗣️ Community activist Ron Gochess stated that if Home Depot cannot protect people on their property, they should not be open in Los Angeles.

Home Depot's Response

• 💼 Home Depot claims they are not notified of ICE activities and do not request them, often learning of arrests only after they occur.
• ⚖️ Opponents argue that the corporation has a responsibility to protect everyone on their property, regardless of notification.
• 🚧 Home Depot is still in the process of securing the site for the proposed location.