During an early Wednesday morning federal immigration raid dubbed “Operation Trojan Horse,” federal agents jumped out of an inconspicuous yellow Penske box truck, parked at a Home Depot on Wilshire Boulevard in Westlake, and began chasing after people who took off running.
The L.A. Times reported that as many as 16 people were detained during the operation.
The August 6 Westlake Home Depot raid comes almost a month after a federal judge barred immigration officials for stopping people without “reasonable suspicion” and from relying on four factors to make arrests including race or ethnicity, speaking Spanish or English with an accent, someone’s presence in a particular location like a bus stop, car wash, or agricultural site, or the work they do. It was the first large-scale raid seen in Los Angeles since the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) was granted on July 11.
Breaking: DHS arrives in Penske trucks at a Home Depot in McArthur Park area of LA for early morning immigration enforcement. The area was filled with migrants who scattered. DHS says MS 13 has a chokehold on this area, which is one reason they’re carrying out the highly… pic.twitter.com/hTskuM9Q4l
— Matt Finn (@MattFinnFNC) August 6, 2025
The Westlake raid comes just two days after a Home Depot in Hollywood was similarly raided, leading to questions about whether or not the feds are following the TRO.