Overview
- ICE and CBP agents concealed themselves inside a rented Penske truck in a Westlake Home Depot parking lot to carry out “Operación Caballo de Troya” on August 6.
- The operation led to the arrest of at least 16 migrants from Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras and Nicaragua in direct violation of a federal injunction upheld by the Ninth Circuit.
- Federal prosecutor Bill Essayli declared on social media that federal immigration enforcement remains non-negotiable and sanctuary jurisdictions offer no protection.
- Penske Truck Rental denied any knowledge or authorization of its vehicles’ use in the raid and has launched an internal review to strengthen its rental policies.
- Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass condemned the tactics as unacceptable, and civil-rights groups announced plans to challenge profiling-based detentions in court.