Los Angeles Dodgers Deny ICE Access to Stadium Grounds, ICE Says It Never Tried to Access Ballpark

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ICE agents requested permission to use Dodger Stadium parking lots and were denied, team says

Dozens of federal agents in SUVs and cargo vans, most wearing tactical gear with their faces covered, gathered near the Gate E entrance before heading out to various locations in the area. Local elected officials told ABC7 that Los Angeles City Council District 1 workers alerted the LAPD of the staging near the stadium. The Police Department then notified the Dodgers organization.

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LA Dodgers deny ICE access to stadium grounds

The Los Angeles Dodgers said Thursday they denied Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents entry to their stadium grounds. “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 Dodgers posted on social platform X.

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ICE denies sending agents to Dodger Stadium as team says they were turned away

The Los Angeles Dodgers said on Thursday that the team had denied U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents entry to the grounds of the ballpark. The team said the agents had "requested permission to access the parking lots," but an ICE spokesperson said in an email to Fox News Digital that "ICE was never at Dodgers stadium, and thus never tried to gain access."

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The reigning World Series champs’ official X account claimed that ICE agents had requested access to the Dodger Stadium parking lot Thursday morning. DHS officials, however, said that the team’s grandstanding was irrelevant because there was never an operation in the works at the stadium.
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Los Angeles Dodgers say they denied ICE attempt to enter Dodger Stadium grounds
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ICE agents denied access to Dodger Stadium in California
The baseball team denied ICE access to its property after it tried to enter parking lots. Local media reported ICE was staging in the area as it conducted immigration raids. It was not clear whether any enforcement action was directed at Dodgers property. The Dodgers were expected to announce community efforts to assist local immigrants.
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ICE agents denied entry to Dodger Stadium
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents attempted to access Dodger Stadium on Thursday morning but were denied entry by the team. “This morning, ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and reque…
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Federal agents staging near Dodger Stadium denied entry to parking lot, sources say
Department of Homeland Security vehicles with masked agents were stationed outside Dodger Stadium. It is unclear what operation the federal agents were carrying out or whether anyone in the area was arrested. Images of the government vehicles immediately played out on social media. The agents declined to say why they were at the stadium when asked by a Times reporter.
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L.A. city councilmember says Dodgers did not allow federal agents on their property
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LA Dodgers Actively Block Border Patrol Agents From Entering Parking Lot Amid Political Pressure
Tonight’s game will be played as scheduled." While the Dodgers addressed the visitors as ICE agents, an ICE spokesman told Fox News Digital that "ICE was never at (Dodger) stadium, and thus never tried to gain access." Tricia McLaughlin, Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), released a statement saying California Border Patrol agents were present at Dodger Stadium on Thursday but were not part of the ICE sweeps looking for criminal migrants across the Southland.
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ICE Appeared Blocked at LA's Dodger Stadium
Earlier this morning there were a few dozen agents doing a staging with multiple vans parked around." Another said, "Sources say ICE agents tried to access Dodger Stadium today, but were denied entry to the grounds by the team." Dodgers Nation reported that the Major League Baseball club was set to announce that it would be initiating a program of support for local immigrant communities impacted by recent ICE enforcement in the area.
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Ice agents denied entry to Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, reports say
Journalists report masked officers and homeland security vehicles outside baseball stadium
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Dodgers fan protesting ICE removed from game by security hours after agents descended on stadium
A number of ICE agents were spotted descending on Dodger Stadium just after 10am local time Federal agents tried to enter the stadium's parking lot but were denied entry to the grounds Dozens of federal agents with their faces covered arrived in SUVs and cargo vans to a lot near the stadium's Gate E entrance.
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Dodgers break silence on ICE agents descending on their stadium
A number of ICE agents were spotted descending on Dodger Stadium just after 10am local time, before reports emerged claiming they were denied entry to the grounds. The MLB franchise confirmed the immigration officials unsuccessfully attempted to access their parking lots. The Dodgers added that their scheduled game against the San Diego Padres will go ahead as planned at 7:10pm local time.
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The Dodgers say ICE tried to enter its stadium grounds. The federal agency calls the report ‘false’: Here’s what we know
Dodgers say ICE tried to enter its stadium grounds. The federal agency calls the report ‘false’ A few dozen protesters rushed to the Dodger Stadium area and began chanting anti-ICE slogans. The Los Angeles area has remained on edge since President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of National Guard troops to the city.
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