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Coalition of community groups calls for economic boycott on Tuesday. Here's what to know
Activists hold a rally to, "Take back MacArthur Park," and call for a boycott of Home Depot stores in light of recent immigration-enforcement operations in the area in Los Angeles on Aug. 9, 2025.
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A coalition of community groups is calling for a boycott of businesses like Penske and Home Depot on Tuesday in support of immigrants. The boycott will last for 24 hours and will also feature a full day of marches and rallies across Los Angeles.
Why it matters: The groups claim that businesses like Home Depot have not done enough to speak out against immigration enforcement actions.
“What we want them to do is ICE out of their property. And to stand up with our community, to stand up with the very same people who are their customers,” Angelica Salas, executive director of CHIRLA, one of the organizers of Tuesday’s boycott, told LAist.
Why now: Last week federal agents arrested several individuals at a Home Depot in Westlake in an immigration raid the Department of Homeland Security dubbed “Operation Trojan Horse." The agents entered the Home Depot parking lot in a Penske truck before jumping out and making arrests. Tuesday's day of action is in response to that operation.
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The backstory: Despite a temporary restraining order limiting DHS operations in the state, immigration-related arrests in L.A. have continued.
Community activists and protesters have also been arrested since federal enforcement began in June.
Last Friday, Amanda Trebach, a community activist and ICU nurse was arrested by masked agents while patrolling for ICE activities near Terminal Island.
She was released on Saturday evening.
"We're happy, obviously, that she's free," said Ron Gochez, a member of the community group Unión del Barrio, which Trebach is also a member of. "But this is not over."
Gochez told LAist that the organization has instructed some 700 people in their “Defend Your Rights” training since the temporary restraining order went into effect.
What's next: Tuesday’s day of action is asking people to not buy products from corporations like Home Depot, Penske, Target, Walmart, McDonald's and a Stater Brothers in Pasadena. Instead, they are encouraging people to support local businesses and street vendors.
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Tuesday’s events will also feature 24 hours of marches and rallies across Los Angeles.
Midnight: Fast Food Workers Strike
6 a.m.: Community Takeback of MacArthur Park
10 a.m.: Rally and march at MacArthur Park-Cultural “safe passage” events
Noon: Car Caravan to L.A. County Board of Supervisors
5 p.m.: Rally at Placita Olvera
6:45 p.m.: March to Detention Center, rally, entertainment, and vigil at the end
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