Man Struck and Killed by Vehicle While Running From ICE Raid at Los Angeles Home Depot: 'La Migra, Corre'

A man was killed Thursday after being struck on the eastbound 210 Freeway while fleeing federal agents raiding a Home Depot in Monrovia, California.

Monrovia City Manager Dylan Feik confirmed the victim's death at a hospital, and the California Highway Patrol said it is investigating the circumstances of the collision.

Monrovia police received reports at 9:43 a.m. of immigration agents at the Home Depot, as The Los Angeles Times reports. According to Feik, an officer observed individuals who appeared to be Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at the site. The man fled the store on foot, jumped a concrete wall, and entered the freeway, where he was struck by a vehicle. Vincent Enriquez, a motorist who saw the incident, said the victim was still moving when he passed by.

The man did not survive his injuries.

A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told the LA Times that the individual "was not being pursued by any DHS law enforcement" and that the agency was unaware of the freeway incident until hours after operations concluded. A day laborer who witnessed the raid described the scene, saying he heard people yell, "La migra, corre" ("Immigration, run!") and began recording the events.

UCLA professor Robert Chao Romero called the event "inhumane" and linked it to federal immigration policies while Ron Gochez of Unión del Barrio said the Home Depot and federal agents "have blood on their hands" and called for accountability. Palmira Figueroa of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network reported that 13 people were detained during the raid.

The Monrovia Home Depot is one of several locations in Los Angeles targeted in recent federal immigration raids. Earlier operations involved agents using unmarked vans and a Penske truck to detain day laborers and street vendors, leading to arrests of people without criminal histories.

Videos and witness accounts suggest some raids were conducted without agents showing warrants or identifying themselves, raising legal concerns. In response, a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order barring indiscriminate arrests based on race, language, occupation, or location, a ruling reinforced by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.