Los Angeles March for International Migrants Day Amidst ICE Raids

International Migrants Day March in LA

• 🗓️ Today marks International Migrant Day, with a significant march held in Los Angeles.
• ✊ A coalition of labor, faith, and immigrant rights groups organized the event.

March Route and Impact

• 🚶 The march traversed Koreatown and MacArthur Park, areas recently affected by ICE raids.
• 🎶 Participants, including Aztec dancers and musicians, celebrated migrant contributions to the country's economy and society.
• ⚠️ A smaller than usual turnout was attributed to participants staying home due to work obligations and fear.

Focus on Home Depot Raids

• 🎯 The march concluded at a Home Depot in Pico Union, a location that has experienced at least six ICE raids this year.
• 📢 Activists aim to remind Home Depot that the community is aware and watching, supporting a boycott against corporations like them.
• 🚫 The community is calling for Home Depot to condemn the raids, rather than just stating they are not involved.

Home Depot's Response

• 🗣️ Home Depot stated that claims of cooperation with immigration enforcement are false.
• 🔒 They clarified they are not informed of enforcement activities and cannot legally interfere with federal agencies.
• 💬 Activists feel Home Depot could do more by publicly condemning the raids.