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Arab News
11 hours ago
- Politics
- Arab News
ICE agents asked to leave Dodger Stadium parking lot, team says
LOS ANGELES: The Los Angeles Dodgers organization said Thursday that it asked US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to leave the Dodger Stadium grounds after they arrived at a parking lot near one of the gates. Dozens of federal agents with their faces covered arrived in SUVs and cargo vans to a lot near the stadium's Gate E entrance. A group of protesters carrying signs against ICE started amassing shortly after, local media reported. '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,' the team said in a statement posted on X. Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the agents were not trying to enter the stadium. 'This had nothing to do with the Dodgers. vehicles were in the stadium parking lot very briefly, unrelated to any operation or enforcement,' she said in an email. The team said the game against the San Diego Padres later Thursday will be played as planned. Television cameras showed about four agents remained at the lot Thursday afternoon while officers with the Los Angeles Police Department stood between them and dozens of protesters, some carrying signs that read 'I Like My Ice Crushed' and chanting 'ICE out of LA!' Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez arrived at the stadium and said she had been in communication with Dodger officials and the mayor's office. 'We've been in communication with the mayor's office, with the Dodgers, with Dodgers security, about seeing if they can get them moved off their private property,' she told KABC-TV. 'Public property is different. Private property — businesses and corporations have the power to say, 'Not on my property,' And so we're waiting to see that movement happen here.' Protests began June 6 after federal immigration raids arrested dozens of workers in Los Angeles. Protesters blocked a major freeway and set cars on fire the following days, and police responded with tear gas, rubber bullets and flash-bang grenades. The team has yet to make a statement regarding the arrests and raids. The Dodgers' heavily Latino fan base have been pushing for the team to make a public statement and ignited a debate online about its stance on the immigration crackdown happening in Los Angeles. The Trump administration has activated more than 4,000 National Guard members and 700 Marines over the objections of city and state leaders. Dozens of troops now guard federal buildings and protect federal agents making arrests. The demonstrations have been mostly concentrated downtown in the city of around 4 million people. Thousands of people have peacefully rallied outside City Hall and hundreds more protested outside a federal complex that includes a detention center where some immigrants are being held following workplace raids. Despite the protests, immigration enforcement activity has continued throughout the county, with city leaders and community groups reporting ICE present at libraries, car washes and Home Depots. School graduations in Los Angeles have increased security over fears of ICE action and some have offered parents the option to watch on Zoom.
Yahoo
11 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Scenes from Dodger Stadium as ICE denied entry into parking lot
The Los Angeles Dodgers host the San Diego Padres Thursday night, but before the fans had even entered the parking lot, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attempted to beat the traffic and enter the parking lot to use as a staging area. The first wave of vehicles arrived shortly after 10 a.m. local time. Shortly after, protestors arrived at Gate E, chanting at the officers, and preventing their entry. LAPD officers eventually arrived as well, and escorted ICE out of Dodger Stadium entirely. The Los Angeles Dodgers confirmed as much with a statement on social media. 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 All in all, the protestors were successful in their mission: preventing ICE from entering the stadium parking lot. The standoff between the protestors and the organization lasted multiple hours, and tons of footage was captured by the protestors. ICE AT Dodger Stadium: Los Angeles Dodgers say they denied ICE access to Dodger Stadium parking lots ICE @Dodgers escorted by @LAPD off the property. Gate is now clear. Crowd starting to disperse. — Kevin Takumi (@KevinTakumi) June 19, 2025 Protesters have gathered at Gate E of Dodger Stadium where DHS agents have been seen staging since this morning. — Jeremy Lindenfeld (@jeremotographs) June 19, 2025 federal agents at Dodger Stadium. — Jacob Soboroff (@jacobsoboroff) June 19, 2025 Hey @MagicJohnson, are you good with ICE thugs staging at Dodger Stadium? — Wu Tang is for the Children (@WUTangKids) June 19, 2025 This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: ICE shown being denied entry into Dodger Stadium
Yahoo
12 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
ICE agents denied entry to Dodger Stadium parking lot, team says
A line of unmarked white vans and SUVs at Dodger Stadium sparked a wave of speculation online about immigration enforcement at the stadium Thursday, but team officials say the agents were denied entry. In photos posted on social media, the vehicles appeared to be staging near the downtown parking lot entrance to the stadium, which was empty Thursday morning except for a small contingent of local media. Images of the government vehicles immediately played out on social media and fueled speculation about their activities. The agents declined to say why they were at the stadium when asked by a Times reporter. According to a statement by the team, the agents were denied entry to the Dodger Stadium grounds when they attempted to enter the parking lots. "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," the statement said. The agents were at the location only briefly, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement. "This had nothing to do with the Dodgers. [U.S. Customs and Border Patrol] vehicles were in the stadium parking lot very briefly, unrelated to any operation or enforcement," the agency said. A Los Angeles Police Department source denied that the department received a request from the Dodgers to remove federal agents from the stadium grounds. Federal agents had gathered near the stadium to conduct a briefing, but had left by the time images of the gathering began circulating on social media, the source said. The Dodgers did, however, ask police to intervene after a group of protesters showed up to the area, according to the source, who requested anonymity in order to discuss internal matters. Among those outside the stadium were members of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, or CHIRLA. 'The fact that these raids continue is what we Angelenos should be very concerned about,' said CHIRLA member Jorge-Mario Cabrera, who was in contact with fellow members monitoring activity at the stadium Thursday. 'Dodger stadium is a place where Angeleno families come and have fun." The parking lot is jointly owned by the Dodgers' ownership group and the team's former owner, billionaire Frank McCourt. The Dodgers have been under pressure since the raids began this month to make a statement in support of immigrants. On Wednesday, the team said it intended to announce plans Thursday to assist the immigrant communities recently affected in Los Angeles. Singer and social media personality Nezza sang a Spanish version of the national anthem at Dodger Stadium in an act of protest against the immigration raids, despite being asked by a team employee to sing in English. Staff writers Libor Jany, Andrew Campa and Bill Shaikin contributed to this report. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
The Independent
12 hours ago
- Politics
- The Independent
LA Dodgers deny ICE agents entry into baseball stadium
U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents were observed staging near Los Angeles ' Dodger Stadium, prompting the property owners to request their departure. Dozens of federal agents, many with obscured faces and in tactical gear, were using the stadium exterior as a meeting point before deploying into surrounding neighborhoods. Los Angeles elected officials alerted the stadium to the federal presence, leading the Dodgers organization to deny entry and issue a statement confirming they asked the agents to leave. The incident occurred amidst ongoing ICE raids in Los Angeles, which have sparked widespread protests, leading the President to mobilize federal troops to the city. an LAPD spokesperson told local news there has been no protester arrests since Saturday, attributing this to a curfew and crime prevention efforts that have reduced violent encounters between federal agents and protesters.
Wall Street Journal
12 hours ago
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
Is Rioting Acceptable? If So, How Much?
'We don't have s— under control,' a Los Angeles Police Department commander told me on Sunday. 'It's a godsend that the National Guard and the Marines are here.' Officers on the street felt the same way, though the LAPD forbids them to express that view in public, the commander said. There are two different pictures of what happened in Los Angeles—the official one from California's elected leaders and the media, and the ground-level view from law enforcement. On Saturday—a week after President Trump activated the National Guard and six days after Gov. Gavin Newsom told Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that local law enforcement officers were 'sufficient to maintain order'—a crowd broke into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center downtown to liberate the detainees. The vandals overpowered the skeletal crew of National Guard soldiers, using improvised bombs made from M-80 firecrackers, nails and broken glass. Eventually about 100 law-enforcement officers arrived to put down the attempted jailbreak, but not before damage to the facility.
