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Dodgers block ICE agents from entering stadium in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers announced Thursday they blocked federal immigration agents from entering their stadium as dozens of anti-ICE protesters gathered outside the sports venue. On social media, the MLB team said that federal agents working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrived at the stadium and "requested permission to access the parking lots." "They were denied entry to the grounds by the organization," the Dodgers said, adding that their game against the Padres will go on at the stadium as scheduled. Demonstrators standing outside the stadium's gates were seen holding signs and chanting "ICE out of L.A." and "ICE go home" as several dark SUV vehicles stood on the opposite side of the road. Some of the federal agents appeared to be wearing Homeland Security uniforms. The federal agents who showed up in those vehicles were turned away from entering the stadium gates, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News. It was not immediately clear whether or how their presence was connected to immigration operations that were reported around the city Thursday, the sources said. Eunisses Hernandez, a Los Angeles City Council member, told NBC Los Angeles that the federal agents were first seen outside the stadium early in the morning. "We're trying to figure out what's going on," she said early Thursday afternoon. "They haven't left yet." Los Angeles police were called in, Hernandez said. They arrived in tactical gear at around 2:25 p.m. ET and started moving protesters out of the way. Sources told NBC News that the Dodgers have cooperated with law enforcement in the past, letting them use parking lots around the stadium for staging purposes. "Businesses and corporations have the power to say, 'Not on my property,' so we're waiting to see that movement happen here," Hernandez said. As anti-ICE demonstrations raged across Los Angeles this month, many residents have called on the Dodgers to support immigrant communities. The defending World Series champs reportedly have plans to announce a sweeping new initiative to assist immigrant communities impacted by recent ICE raids. One of their star players, Kiké Hernández, released a statement this week to show his support. "I am saddened and infuriated by what's happening in our country and our city," the statement reads. "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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Trump administration puts new limits on Congress visits to immigration centers
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has put new restrictions on visits by members of Congress to immigration enforcement field offices after several episodes where Democratic lawmakers have been refused access or even arrested. The new guidelines, dated this month, also say Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a DHS agency, has sole discretion over whether to deny or cancel a tour of an ICE detention center by a member of and representatives in Congress have oversight of agencies in the executive branch of government and control their funding. Under federal law, DHS is forbidden from preventing members of Congress from entering any facility "used to detain or otherwise house aliens," and lawmakers do not have to give DHS prior notice of a visit. DHS may require lawmakers' staff to give 24 hours' notice before those staffers can enter. The new guidelines say that law does not apply to ICE field offices, although immigrants are often detained at ICE field offices before a transfer to an ICE jail. ICE is now asking members of Congress to give at least 72 hours' notice before a visit. U.S. President Donald Trump, a Republican, returned to the White House in January partly on a pledge to voters to deport millions of immigrants, including those in the U.S. without authorization and those seeking asylum. He also has sought to deport international students legally studying in the U.S. who have pro-Palestinian views. The guidelines note that members of Congress do not have to give notice before a visit to an ICE detention center, but now assert that ICE has "the sole and unreviewable discretion to deny a request or otherwise cancel, reschedule or terminate a tour or visit," for any reason. ICE will make "every effort to comply with the law and accommodate" lawmakers from Congress, the guidelines say. Some Democratic politicians, who oppose Trump's crackdown on immigrants, have found themselves in heated standoffs with ICE agents outside immigrant detention centers in several states. This month, the Trump administration said it is prosecuting U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver, a Democrat from New Jersey, over a scuffle at the gate of an immigration detention center on May 9 as lawmakers sought to conduct an oversight visit. ICE agents have also arrested local Democratic politicians, including Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark, New Jersey, and New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, at ICE facilities in recent weeks.
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Canada to address unfair trade in steel and aluminum sectors, Carney says
Canada will soon adopt tariff measures to address risks associated with persistent global overcapacity and unfair trade in steel and aluminum, Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters on Thursday. U.S. President Donald Trump this month doubled the tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum to 50%. The move could hurt Canada, which is the largest seller of the metals to the U.S. Carney, saying the tariffs were destabilizing markets, said Canada would establish new tariff-rate quotas of 100% of 2024 levels on imports of steel products from non-free trade agreement partners "to stabilize the domestic market and prevent harmful trade diversion." Carney said on Monday he had agreed with Trump that the two nations should try to wrap up a new economic and security deal within 30 days. Canada will adjust its existing counter-tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminum products on July 21 to levels consistent with progress made in talks, Carney said, without giving details.
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Ex-Janus Henderson analyst found guilty of insider dealing in UK
A former Janus Henderson analyst was on Thursday found guilty of using confidential information on companies including Daimler, Jet2 and THG to make nearly 1 million pounds ($1.3 million) after a London court trial. Redinel Korfuzi, 38, was accused of using information he accessed through his job as a research analyst at the asset manager to trade using accounts held by his sister Oerta Korfuzi, 36, and two other co-defendants. The siblings stood trial at Southwark Crown Court with Redinel Korfuzi's personal trainer Rogerio de Aquino, 63, and de Aquino's partner Dema Almeziad, 40, who prosecutors said were "secret proxies" for the insider trading. The four were each charged with conspiracy to commit insider dealing and money laundering between January 2019 and March 2021, with prosecutors alleging they used lockdown restrictions imposed from March 2020 to carry out the criminal trades. Redinel and Oerta Korfuzi were each convicted of both charges by a jury, while de Aquino and Almeziad were cleared of both charges.
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Fox acquires sports broadcasting platform Caliente TV
Fox Corp. said Thursday that it has acquired Caliente TV, a Mexican sports broadcasting platform, as the media company aims to expand its sports programming and attract more customers to its streaming services. The company did not disclose the amount or terms of the deal. In a news release, Fox said Carlos Martinez, who has worked at Turner, Discovery and Fox, has been chosen as executive vice president and managing director of Latin America for the Fox Corp. Martinez said the acquisition reflects the company's "commitment to building a leading sports streaming business in Mexico with massive audience reach, a robust sports rights portfolio and an impressive roster of exclusive sports leagues and talent." Fox is bulking up its sports content as streaming becomes the top way for viewers to watch TV. For the first time, streaming surpassed the combined share of broadcast and cable TV viewing, according to a Nielsen report that tracked viewership in May. The growth of streaming has led to fierce competition between different services and a race to buy or produce programming that draws subscribers and advertising dollars. Fox plans to launch its own direct-to-consumer streaming service, Fox One, later this year. It already owns Tubi, a free ad-supported streaming service. With the acquisition, Fox said it will have a broader portfolio of original sports content. Its broadcast rights already include the Big Ten Conference, The United Football League and the Premier League and the FA Cup.
