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Carlos Roberto Montoya Valdez remembered one year after dying fleeing Home Depot ICE raid

Jun 6, 2025·Location: Monrovia, CA

Carlos Roberto Montoya Valdez remembered one year after dying fleeing Home Depot ICE raid
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Carlos Roberto Montoya Valdez, a 52-year-old day laborer from Guatemala, died after being struck by an SUV on the 210 Freeway while fleeing a federal immigration enforcement operation at a Monrovia Home Depot in 2025. He worked to support his wife and four daughters. The Department of Homeland Security has denied that its agents chased him. One year later, community members held a vigil and marched to the store demanding Home Depot release security footage to his family, while state lawmakers renewed calls for SB 1103, the REPAIR Act, which would require large retailers to disclose immigration enforcement activity on their property.

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