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Man Killed on 210 Freeway After Fleeing Monrovia Home Depot ICE Raid

Monrovia officials had no advance warning of the ICE operation, with DHS saying its agents learned of the collision only after operations ended.

Federal agents stage show of force at MacArthur Park, July 7, 2025, in Los Angeles.
The Home Depot where Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducted an operation is seen on Thursday, August 14.
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People walk outside a Home Depot in Monrovia, Calif.

Overview

  • A man ran onto the eastbound 210 Freeway near Myrtle Avenue while fleeing a Home Depot enforcement action Thursday morning and was struck by an SUV, later dying at a hospital.
  • Monrovia City Manager Dylan Feik confirmed the city received no communication or information from ICE before or during the operation.
  • A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said its agents did not pursue the individual and were not notified of the crash until hours after the raid concluded.
  • Local organizers and state lawmakers reported that between 10 and 13 people were detained during the Monrovia Home Depot enforcement action.
  • The incident highlights escalating local–federal tensions over ICE’s intensified interior raids and ongoing legal battles over appearance-based stops in Southern California.