Ray Hudson arrived at his local Home Depot in Los Angeles preparing for a move. He picked up plastic crates. Usually, he would also hire help — one of the men who tend to gather nearby looking for work. But they weren’t there.
Earlier that day, on August 6, federal agents in tactical gear sprung out of a rented moving truck, going after day laborers and food sellers in an immigration raid. Hudson heard about it on the news.
“It’s just not right,” Hudson said. “They’re out here trying to make an honest living. They’re not hurting nobody, they’re not bothering nobody.”
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