Overview
- In Monrovia, roughly 100 demonstrators bought 17-cent ice scrapers and immediately returned them to clog checkout and customer service lines.
- The tactic slowed operations for nearly an hour and led managers to temporarily close the store, according to local reports.
- The National Day Laborer Organizing Network coordinated the action, calling Home Depot “ground zero” for immigration enforcement.
- Home Depot says it does not coordinate with ICE or Border Patrol and is often not notified when enforcement occurs at its locations.
- Similar protests were reported in Burbank, California, and Charlotte, North Carolina, as organizers cited the August death of Carlos Roberto Montoya Valdez near the Monrovia store, which DHS says did not involve a pursuit.