An immigration raid at a California Home Depot has sparked tensions in Los Angeles, with the Office of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass condemning the raids and stating that such actions are prohibited by a recent court ruling. Penske, an American company, criticized federal agents for using their trucks in a prohibited manner and stated that they were not made aware of the operation and did not authorize this. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shared a screenshot of a Fox News story that mentioned a human smuggling ring had utilized Penske trucks.
The DHS shared a screenshot of a Fox News story that mentioned a human smuggling ring had utilized Penske trucks. Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli also chimed in, intimating that despite the court’s ruling, immigration raids could increase in coming days. He said that the enforcement of federal law is not negotiable, and there are no sanctuaries from the reach of the federal government.
DHS officials said the raid resulted in the arrest of 16 people from Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras, and Nicaragua who were living in the country illegally. The United Farm Workers expressed concerns about a possible violation of the court’s order and the need to address the issue of racially profiling people and snatching them from worksites.
