Bob Oswald

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, agents have reportedly been targeting people outside some larger stores in an increased effort to identify and possibly deport those living illegally in the U.S.

Some social media users appear to have information about the participation by one big box hardware store.

“Soooo …. Home Depot signed a deal that pays them $250 million with DHS, allowing ICE agents to stake out their parking lots and arrest immigrants,” read a July 28 Threads post.

But this claim is wrong, according to PolitiFact . Home Depot is not involved in ICE activities.

“This story is false,” Home Depot spokesperson Beth Marlowe told PolitiFact. “We don’t have contracts with DHS or ICE. We aren’t notified that ICE activities are going to happen, and we aren't i

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