"While federal agents working for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) are running up on migrant workers in Home Depot parking lots, the home improvement corporation has decided to take a stand - against the migrant workers. Reporting by The Guardian reveals a cruel new initiative being rolled out to one high-traffic Home Depot location in Los Angeles' Cypress Park: high-pitched noise machines meant to shoo away day laborers."
"The Intituto de Educacion Popular del Sur de California (Idepsca), an advocacy group for migrant workers, is calling for the removal of three sonic devices they say are causing migrant workers to suffer headaches and nausea. In some areas, it's common for day laborers to congregate outside home improvement stores like Home Depot, where they can find new gigs, catch rides to job sites, and quickly buy new equipment or material."
High-pitched sonic devices were installed at a Home Depot location in Los Angeles' Cypress Park to shoo away day laborers. The Intituto de Educacion Popular del Sur de California (Idepsca) called for removal of three devices, saying they cause headaches and nausea. Migrant day laborers commonly gather outside home improvement stores to find work, rides, and buy materials within the informal gig economy. Los Angeles city councilwoman Eunisses Hernandes said the devices "weaponize sound" and compared them to torture. Workers report wearing ear plugs because the noise "penetrates your bones." Caltrans has begun using similar devices on its property.
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