LA City Council Democrats Criticize Home Depot Over ICE Raids

Three Los Angeles City Councilmembers have criticized Home Depot following multiple Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids at several stores across the city, accusing the company of being complicit in the Trump administration’s operations. The dispute initially began when Councilmember Ysabel Jurado, a Democrat representing Los Angeles, accused the hardware chain of being complicit in ICE operations at store locations in the city. Jurado also vowed to oppose the opening of a new Home Depot in her district over the company’s perceived silence on the raids, stating,