A protest sign condemning ICE raids at Home Depot sits along Thomas Road on Oct. 28, 2025, in Phoenix. (Photo: Lorenzo Gomez/Cronkite News)
As the sun set over the desert horizon, community organizers handed out small electric candles to a crowd about 100-strong marching west on Thomas Road in central Phoenix. They were part of a vigil marching on Nov. 1 to protest raids conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at Home Depot parking lots.
The light illuminated the crowd as it proceeded toward Central Avenue, a five-mile trip from the Home Depot parking lot to the ICE Phoenix Field Office building…