As ICE Targets Home Depot Stores, Advocates Say Company Is Failing To Protect Day Laborers

Organizers are urging a boycott of Home Depot following a series of detentions of day laborers by federal immigration agents outside its Chicago stores. Rallies and vigils are set to take place nationwide to demand the company take action against these operations. Day laborers, often immigrants, have relied on Home Depot as a meeting point to seek work, but recent events have led to increased targeting by ICE. Community leaders criticize Home Depot for its lack of protective measures for these workers. A spokesperson for the company stated that they are not informed of ICE activities and instructs associates to report such incidents.

This situation follows multiple detentions, including that of a father of a child with cancer, highlighting the human impact of these actions. Advocates argue that Home Depot benefits financially from the presence of laborers while failing to protect them. The ongoing actions at Home Depot stores reflect broader concerns about immigration enforcement practices in the community.