"At a Home Depot parking lot, a man patrols on a bicycle for federal immigration agents, toting a megaphone on his hip so he can blast a warning to day laborers waiting to land a landscaping or construction job. The workers from Mexico, El Salvador and elsewhere carry whistles to also sound the alarm, while activists swap details over two-way radios about whether cars whizzing by could be unmarked vehicles carrying officers preparing for a raid."
"At least a dozen Home Depot stores have been targeted, some of them repeatedly, in Southern California since the administration stepped up its immigration crackdown this summer. Immigrant advocates sued over the raids but on Monday the Supreme Court cleared the way for federal agents to continue conducting sweeping immigration operations for now in Los Angeles, the latest victory for the Trump administration at the high court. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called it "a win" for the rule of law, while advocates swiftly criticized the ruling."
A Home Depot parking lot in Van Nuys, Los Angeles serves as an informal job-seeking hub for day laborers from Mexico, El Salvador and elsewhere. Federal immigration agents have raided the lot at least five times this summer, prompting activists to patrol with whistles, two-way radios and a bicycle-mounted megaphone to warn workers. Home Depot locations in Southern California have become prime targets, with at least a dozen stores targeted since a stepped-up immigration crackdown. Immigrant advocates sued over the raids, but the Supreme Court allowed federal agents to continue sweeping operations in Los Angeles, drawing praise from Homeland Security and criticism from advocates.
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