The Los Angeles Dodgers and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had a run-in at Dodger Stadium on Thursday - but not really.
Early in the day, the Dodgers announced that ICE agents had requested access to Gate E of the stadium to conduct raids on illegal immigrants. The Dodgers were set to play the San Diego Padres later that evening. The team then issued a statement on X saying that it blocked ICE from entering.
This morning, ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested permission to access the parking lots. They were denied entry to the grounds by the organization. Tonight’s game will be played as scheduled.
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 19, 2025
Because Los Angeles is all in on protecting illegals, this sequence of events sparked protests at the alleged location of the ICE officers.
Protesters have gathered at Gate E of Dodger Stadium where DHS agents have been seen staging since this morning. pic.twitter.com/U3JPXI1lhN
— Jeremy Lindenfeld (@jeremotographs) June 19, 2025
Seems pretty straightforward, right? Well, not exactly.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the agents who arrived at the stadium were with the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), which attempted to access the stadium. The agents on site said they had detainees to process.
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That prompted the DHS to release a statement stating that their brief presence at the stadium had nothing to do with the baseball team.
"This has nothing to do with the Dodgers," DHS posted to X. "CBP vehicles were in the parking lot very briefly, unrelated to any operation or enforcement."
As for the ICE agents? The organization had a very simple answer to provide concerning the Dodgers' claims.
False. We were never there. https://t.co/ZquYiW0miQ
— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov) June 19, 2025
So let's recap. Yet another Los Angeles sports team is siding with illegal immigrants in our country. Because of that, the organization is willing to go so far as to spread a false accusation about ICE showing up at the stadium to conduct a raid, which prompted hundreds of people to start a mini-protest.
However, it turns out that ICE was never there, meaning that their false accusation is even more damaging because they convinced people to show support for illegal immigrants without knowing the facts of the matter.
This is why you don’t rush to conclusions.
Almost 12 hours and your malicious lie has still not been corrected. What an embarrassing organization.
— Ian Miller (@ianmSC) June 20, 2025
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