'Trump's terror campaign': Protests erupt after man dies fleeing federal agent raid at LA Home Depot
Source: The Independent
Friday 15 August 2025 21:44 BST
Protests erupted after a man died after being struck by a car on a Los Angeles freeway on Thursday as he fled an immigration raid conducted by federal agents at a Home Depot in Monrovia.
Democrats were quick to call out President Donald Trump and his immigration crackdown following the incident, which is being investigated by the California Highway Patrol.
“President Trump’s terror campaign has taken another life,” California Democratic State Senator Sasha Renée Pérez said in a statement.
“The bottom line is these violent, sweeping raids should not be happening,” she added. “The Trump Administration is violating a federal court order by continuing to conduct deadly roving immigration raids.” “How many more brown-skinned people have to die before the President will obey the law?” she asked.
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-protests-raid-home-depot-la-b2808628.html
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