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Residents press Monrovia council for permanent memorial after Home Depot ICE operation; city manager says process options under review

Monrovia City Council · December 3, 2025
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Speakers at public comment described an ICE operation at the Monrovia Home Depot and called for a permanent memorial to Carlos Roberto Montoya Valdez; city manager said staff met with clergy and residents and outlined considerations if the city participates in a public memorial.

Several Monrovia residents used the public comment period on Dec. 2 to urge the city to pursue a permanent memorial for Carlos Roberto Montoya Valdez and to denounce aggressive ICE enforcement activity. Martha Mack said she witnessed the reported Home Depot immigration enforcement action and described community trauma. "It's very scary," Mack said, and asked the council to consider a…

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