{"id":861318,"date":"2025-07-09T21:14:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T02:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/09\/federal-agents-denied-entry-to-dodger-stadium-by-team\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T21:14:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T02:14:00","slug":"federal-agents-denied-entry-to-dodger-stadium-by-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/09\/federal-agents-denied-entry-to-dodger-stadium-by-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal agents denied entry to Dodger Stadium by team"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LOS ANGELES \u2014 The unrest centered on ICE raids throughout the Los Angeles area has found its way to Dodger Stadium.<\/p>\n

Federal agents were denied access to Dodger Stadium on Thursday morning. Video shows as many as 20 vehicles approaching Gate A at the stadium and being turned around by the security guard there. The same thing was repeated at Gate E.<\/p>\n

It is unclear whether the agents were affiliated with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or Border Patrol \u2014 or a combination. Both are under the control of the Department of Homeland Security.<\/p>\n

News cameras showed some of the vehicles parked outside the stadium entrance for some time before being escorted away around noon by Los Angeles police as protesters arrived at the site.<\/p>\n

The Dodgers acknowledged the incident in a statement, saying \u201cICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested permission to access the parking lots. They were denied entry to the grounds by the organization. Tonight\u2019s game will be played as scheduled.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the official Homeland Security social media, DHS denied that it was attempting to conduct any operation at Dodger Stadium. Sources indicate the operation involved transferring detainees between vehicles.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis had nothing to do with the Dodgers,\u201d @DHSgov posted in response to the team\u2019s statement. \u201cCBP vehicles were in the stadium parking lot very briefly, unrelated to any operation or enforcement.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A small group gathers at Gate E Downtown Gate at Dodger Stadium having heard that ICE had staged here this morning. Photo: Dean Musgrove, SCNG<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Dodgers have been criticized for their lack of response during the two weeks of civil unrest. But they let it be known on Wednesday night that they would make an announcement about their plans to support immigrant communities with a combination of programs and donations.<\/p>\n

That announcement was postponed.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause of the events earlier today, we continue to work with groups that were involved with our programs but we are going to have to delay today\u2019s announcement while we firm up some more details,\u201d team president Stan Kasten said. \u201cWe\u2019ll get back to you soon with the timing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kasten would not address \u201cthe events earlier today.\u201d<\/p>\n

The federal agents arrived at the first stadium gate at approximately 8 a.m. Later in the morning at Gate E, police initially lined up across the entrance. Protesters faced the officers, playing music and holding signs declaring opposition to immigration enforcement operations, reading \u201cICE out of LA\u201d and that families should not be separated.<\/p>\n

Police advised protesters that if they crossed the gate into the stadium, they would be subject to arrest and dissolved the line of officers at the stadium gate around 12:30 p.m., remaining in their vehicles past the entrance to the stadium.<\/p>\n

After reports that the Dodgers organization declined ICE agents access to the grounds, a group of roughly two dozen individuals remained at the gates, some donning Dodgers jerseys and hats.<\/p>\n

Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez arrived at the stadium and said she had been in communication with Dodgers officials and the mayor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been in communication with the mayor\u2019s office, with the Dodgers, with Dodgers security, about seeing if they can get them moved off their private property,\u201d she told KABC-TV. \u201cPublic property is different. Private property \u2013 businesses and corporations have the power to say, \u2018Not on my property,\u2019 And so we\u2019re waiting to see that movement happen here.\u201d<\/p>\n

The team has been silent on the civil unrest over the past two weeks prompted by increasingly aggressive ICE raids and President Donald Trump\u2019s deployment of National Guard troops and Marines against the wishes of California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.<\/p>\n

The Dodgers have a long, tangled history with the Latino community in Los Angeles. An entire community was displaced from Chavez Ravine in order to build Dodger Stadium in the early 1960s. It wasn\u2019t until Fernando Valenzuela arrived with the team and became an iconic figure to his fellow Mexicans that those wounds were healed. Now, Latino fans make up a large portion of their fan base.<\/p>\n

Popular utilityman Kik\u00e9 Hernandez has been the only Dodger player willing to comment on the situation. He posted this on Instagram:<\/p>\n

\u201cI may not be Born & Raised, but this city adopted me as one of their own. I am saddened and infuriated by what\u2019s happening in our country and our city. 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. #CityOfImmigrants.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dozens of protesters stood in front of the Dodger Stadium sign as fans began lining up for Thursday\u2019s game. Singer-songwriter Amanda Carrera stood across the street from Dodger Stadium holding a sign that read, \u201cProud to be a Latina.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although the Dodgers blocked federal agents from entering the stadium in the morning, many fans feel the Dodgers can do more.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the Dodgers to be quiet up until this point is very disappointing. \u2026 It\u2019s heartbreaking to know that the team you love doesn\u2019t love you back,\u201d Carrera said. She plans to boycott the Dodgers by not attending any games or buying any merchandise.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs much as I love my Dodgers, I love my people more,\u201d Carrera said.<\/p>\n

The L.A. City Council on Wednesday welcomed Nezza to perform the U.S. National Anthem in the Council Chamber, days after the musician sang a Spanish rendition of the song at a Dodgers game after being told by the team not to.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very proud today to have a proud American of Dominican and Colombiana, tambien, los dos, standing here with us today,\u201d City Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez said. \u201cIn a moment in time when our community continues to be targeted, racially profiled and frankly, abducted across the country, she did something very profound.\u201d<\/p>\n

The musician, Nezza, whose name is Vanessa Hernandez, performed a roughly 90-second rendition of \u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner\u201d in Spanish, prompting a standing ovation from council members, city staff and some members in the audience.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, Nezza\u2019s performance at Dodger Stadium went viral on social media, as well as a behind-the-scenes video she posted, in which a representative for the team asked her not to perform the anthem in Spanish.<\/p>\n

In her TikTok video, Nezza is seen talking with a Dodgers employee, who is off-camera. The representative can be heard saying, \u201cWe are going to do the song in English today, so I\u2019m not sure if that wasn\u2019t transferred or if that wasn\u2019t relayed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Staff writers Sierra van der Brug and Ryanne Mena, The Associated Press and City News Service contributed to this report<\/em><\/p>\n

Originally Published:

Luz Fetzer
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