US EditionFederal agents hid in back of rental truck at start of raid outside LA Home Depot
- On August 6, 2025, U.S. Border Patrol agents conducted an early morning raid at a Home Depot in Los Angeles, arresting 16 immigrants after emerging from a rented Penske box truck.
- The raid, named Operation Trojan Horse by Border Patrol Sector Chief Greg Bovino, occurred despite a federal judge's July restraining order barring indiscriminate arrests based on race, language, or occupation.
- Agents wore tactical gear and cowboy hats, arrived in Penske trucks with a Fox News crew embedded, and targeted day laborers who often gather in the Home Depot parking lot seeking work.
- Penske Truck Rental stated it neither authorized nor knew of the trucks' use in the operation and emphasized its policy that prohibits transporting people in cargo areas, while U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said, “enforcement of federal law is not negotiable.”
- The raid heightened tensions, drawing condemnation from Mayor Karen Bass and immigrant groups and prompting a planned Jericho March to call for an end to raids and respect for court orders.
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Border Patrol agents jump out of Penske truck as part of ‘Operation Trojan Horse’
U.S. Border Patrol agents hopped out of a Penske rental truck in a Home Depot parking lot in Los Angeles on Wednesday, in the process arresting more than a dozen people as others fled the scene. The immigration raid dubbed “Operation Trojan Horse” by the agency came just days after a federal appeals court upheld a federal judge’s order to block indiscriminate detentions and arrests in Southern California by federal immigration authorities. “For …
By Merlin Delcid and Uriel Blanco, CNN en Español The Guatemalan Consulate General in Los Angeles confirmed Thursday that at least one Guatemalan national was detained in "Operation Trojan Horse," the immigration raid this week carried out by the United States Border Patrol in a Home Depot parking lot in Los Angeles. "This is an adult, who is already being provided consular assistance and protection," the Consulate explained in response to CNN. …
ICE agents use Penske rental truck as ‘Trojan Horse’ to raid L.A. Home Depot
ICE agents used a Penske rental truck as a “Trojan Horse”" before a raid at a Home Depot in Los Angeles. In a statement, Penske said the company was not made aware of the operation. NBC News Senior Homeland Security Correspondent Julia Ainsley reports more details. Former federal prosecutor Paul Butler and host of “The Bulwark Podcast” Tim Miller join Chris Jansing to react to President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
In the operation, Border Patrol agents hid inside a Penske moving truck, imitating the ancient Greek tactic used to infiltrate Troy.
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