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Woke officials pick surprising new enemy: Home Depot

A liberal California city is no longer doing business with Home Depot after claiming the company cooperates with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The home improvement chain was pulled from an approved list of vendors after a member of the West Hollywood City Council complained about the alleged targeting of illegal immigrants by federal authorities.

“The one vendor I would like to remove is Home Depot because of their cooperation with ICE immigration enforcement,” Councilmember Chelsea Lee Byers said during a meeting this week, according to WeHo Times.

“I know there are concerns about one particular vendor,” City Manager Jackie Rocco responded. “Can we request that that be pulled but have the other items approved, because operationally, we need to have those contracts approved, so we can have those items approved with the direction to come back.”

“Mayor John Heilman asked city staff to return with recommendations on the matter at a future council meeting,” WeHo Times reported. “Rocco said staff would need to evaluate how removing Home Depot from the city’s purchasing options could affect city operations but emphasized that approval of the remaining vendors was necessary to avoid disrupting routine procurement.”

West Hollywood would have approved purchases from Home Depot of up to $25,000. But the company was not on the final list of cooperative purchasing agreements that the council approved.

“Monday’s council action does not prohibit Home Depot from doing business with the city permanently. Instead, it removes the retailer from the city’s approved cooperative purchasing agreements while staff evaluates the operational impacts and prepares recommendations for future council consideration,” the outlet added.

Home Depot has denied any relationship or coordination with ICE at its stores and notes that its employees are instructed not to engage with active law enforcement operations.

“Because our stores and parking lots are publicly accessible, law enforcement agents do not require a warrant to enter these areas,” the company says on its website. “We comply with all applicable federal and local laws in every community where we do business.”

West Hollywood’s move to remove the home improvement chain sparked angry reactions on social media.

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