Anti-ICE DSA protesters descend on LA Home Depot for sit-in
Anti-ICE protesters from the Democratic Socialists of America staged a sit-in at a Home Depot in Los Angeles' Westlake neighborhood on May 1, 2026, disrupting business and blocking self-checkout lanes. The protest, held on International Worker’s Day, demanded that Home Depot cease any collaboration with ICE and called for increased city funding for day laborer hubs. LAPD arrived shortly after and dispersed the crowd without major incident, while Home Depot reiterated it does not coordinate with federal immigration agencies.
- ▪The protest took place at a Home Depot on Wilshire Boulevard in the Westlake area of Los Angeles.
- ▪Protesters demanded an end to alleged collaboration between Home Depot and ICE, particularly regarding the detention of day laborers.
- ▪Home Depot stated it does not coordinate with ICE or Border Patrol and cannot legally prevent federal agents from entering its stores or parking lots.
- ▪The sit-in coincided with calls from activists and Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez to increase city funding for day laborer hubs from $1 million to $3 million.
- ▪LAPD responded quickly and dispersed the protesters without significant resistance or arrests.
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Metro Anti-ICE DSA protesters descend on LA Home Depot for sit-in By California Post Staff Published May 1, 2026, 8:50 p.m. ET Business at a Los Angeles Home Depot came to a screeching halt when anti-ICE DSA protesters barged their way into the business and refused to leave. The scene unfolded inside a Home Depot in Westlake on Wilshire Blvd, just outside of downtown Los Angeles, on Friday. Protesters with signs that read “ICE OUT OF THE HOME DEPOT” made their way inside, pounding on drums and chanting. The protesters then sat on the ground, blocking customers from using some of the self-checkout registers. 4 The anti-ICE protesters descended on a Home Depot in Westlake. CA Post 4 The protesters staged a sit-in, blocking some of the self-checkout registers.
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