Carlos wasn't looking for trouble on an August morning. He'd been standing outside the Westlake Home Depot since 5:30, same as every day for the past three years. When the Penske truck pulled up, he figured it was just another contractor needing hands for a job. Then the back doors flew open.
What happened next has been playing out across Los Angeles since June. Federal immigration agents have been hitting Home Depot stores hard—Hollywood, Westlake, Van Nuys, Eagle Rock. Each raid follows the same script. Unmarked vehicles. Masked agents. Chaos.
