A DHS spokesperson said Border Patrol agents conducted a "targeted raid" at the Home Depot. The operation, dubbed Trojan Horse, "resulted in the arrest of 16 illegal aliens from Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras and Nicaragua," the spokesperson said.

"This morning, 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,” the Border Patrol said in a statement to The Independent, which did not comment on questions regarding the legality of the raids.