The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that it was Customs and Border Protection agents who were at Dodger Stadium on Thursday, but that their appearance had “nothing to do with the Dodgers.”
“CBP vehicles were in the stadium parking lot very briefly, unrelated to any operation or enforcement,” the post read.
A post on X by the Dodgers earlier in the day said that ICE agents were at the stadium and “requested permission to access the parking lots” before the organization denied them entry.
ICE, however, denied that it was them at the stadium.
"False. We were never there," the agency wrote on X.
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This comes as the organization is set to make an announcement regarding support for L.A.’s immigrant communities. The organization has received backlash for its silence on the ongoing ICE raids in the city and in L.A. County.
This comes as the organization is set to make an announcement regarding support for L.A.’s immigrant communities. The organization has received backlash for its silence on the ongoing ICE raids in the city and in L.A. County.
“I am saddened and infuriated by what’s happening in our country and our city,” he wrote. “Los Angeles and Dodger fans have welcomed me, supported me and shown me nothing but kindness and love. This is my second home. And I cannot stand to see our community being violated, profiled, abused and ripped apart. ALL people deserve to be treated with respect, dignity and human rights.”
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