Home Depot, immigration and 210 Freeway
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FOX 11 Los Angeles on MSNMan gets hit by car trying to escape ICE raid at a Home Depot in Los Angeles County
Roberto Carlos Montoya Valdez was hit by a car on the 210 Freeway in Monrovia as he was allegedly running from an ICE raid at a nearby Home Depot. The Department of Homeland Security said agents weren't chasing him.
Montoya Valdez’s identity was confirmed by the Guatemalan consulate, said Pablo Alvarado, director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, who was at the Home Depot parking lot in Monrovia on Friday. Montoya Valdez is from Jutiapa, Guatemala, he said.
Immigration raids have slowed since a federal judge temporarily barred agents from targeting people solely based on race, language, vocation or location. But some higher-profile sweeps have returned at Home Depot locations,
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A man fleeing Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity at a Home Depot was killed after running onto a freeway, California officials say. The Monrovia Police Department got a call about possible ICE activity at 9:43 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, Monrovia City Manager Dylan Feik said in a statement.
The short-lived merchandise came after Gov. Ron DeSantis announced plans to turn a prison into a migrant detention center that he dubbed “Deportation Depot.”