Rallies in opposition to the presence of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers at Home Depot stores were scheduled Saturday across San Diego County, organizers said.
Officials with the National Day Laborer Organizing Network are “calling on the company to condemn ICE activities at their properties, and stop immigration enforcement actions at these and all locations,” according to a statement.
The group said local civic advocacy groups, including Indivisible chapters, community members, immigrant rights advocates and workers, will participate in Saturday’s rallies.
Organizers have accused ICE agents of targeting day laborers “in Home Depot parking lots across the country, detaining and deporting workers who are seeking employment,” according to NDLON. “Advocates describe the situation as a growing human rights crisis occurring on Home Depot property and are calling on the company’s corporate leadership to take clear, public action.”
A spokesman for Home Depot issued the following statement last year in response to similar concerns: “We aren’t notified that these activities are going to happen, and we aren’t involved in the operations. We’re required to follow all federal and local rules and regulations in every market where we operate.”
According to organizers, rallies were scheduled at these Home Depot locations:
— 10 a.m., at 1475 E. Valley Parkway, Escondido;
— 11 a.m., 12175 Tech Center Drive, Poway;
— 10 a.m., 1001 N. El Camino Real, Encinitas;
— 10 a.m., 5920 Fairmount Ave., Mission Valley;
— 10 a.m. 7530 Broadway, Lemon Grove;
— 10:30 a.m., 550 W. San Marcos Blvd., San Marcos;
— 11 a.m., 12185 Carmel Mountain Road, Rancho Bernardo;
— 11 a.m., 4255 Genesee Ave., Clairemont;
— 11 a.m., 355 Marketplace Ave., Mountain View;
— 11 a.m., 10604 Westview Parkway, Mira Mesa;
— 11 a.m., 3555 Sports Arena Blvd., Midway District;
— 11 a.m. 298 Fletcher Parkway, El Cajon;
— 11 a.m., 255 Town Center Parkway, Santee;
— 11 a.m., 725 Plaza Court, Chula Vista; and
— 11 a.m., 1320 Eastlake Parkway, Chula Vista.
–-City News Service
Updated at 11:45 a.m Feb. 28, 2026
