Transportation services company Penske is calling the use of its rental trucks during a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) operation in Los Angeles “improper” following a raid at an LA-area Home Depot.
Penske addressed the situation after federal agents were seen in their vehicles during the Wednesday incident that resulted in more than a dozen arrests.
“Penske strictly prohibits the transportation of people in the cargo area of its vehicles under any circumstances. The company was not made aware that its trucks would be used in today’s operation and did not authorize this,” Penske said in a statement posted to social media. “Penske will reach out to DHS and reinforce its policy to avoid improper use of its vehicles in the future.”
16 IN CUSTODY AFTER IMMIGRATION RAID AT LA HOME DEPOT, DHS SAYS
Officials took 16 individuals into custody from the location that DHS told Fox News the MS-13 gang has a chokehold on.
6 CRIMINAL ALIENS NABBED IN HOUSTON ICE RAIDS BOAST STARTLING NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAG | PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP | 180.84 | -0.17 | -0.10% |
The DHS operation happened around 7 a.m. in the MacArthur Park area of Los Angeles. As DHS officials burst onto the scene from the back of Penske trucks, migrants began scattering from the parking lot.
“This week, Border Patrol conducted a targeted raid, dubbed Trojan Horse, in Los Angeles at a Home Depot that resulted in the arrest of 16 illegal aliens from Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras, and Nicaragua,” a DHS spokesperson said in a statement to FOX Business.
“Federal law enforcement will continue utilizing all resources to arrest criminal illegal aliens and keep Americans safe,” the spokesperson added.
Fox News’ Matt Finn, Stephen Sorace and Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
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