Dodgers, DHS clash over federal agents’ presence in stadium parking lot

A dispute has emerged between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Department of Homeland Security

And the development comes as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement intensifies its immigration enforcement efforts throughout Southern California

The Dodgers Thursday afternoon posted to X saying, 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

And then ICE replied back, false, we were never there. So what happened

Straight Arrow News reached out to DHS asking for clarification about why ICE agents would have been at the Dodgers parking lot

Assistant Secretary Trisha McLaughlin said this had nothing to do with the Dodgers

CVP vehicles were in the stadium parking lot very briefly, unrelated to any operation or enforcement

Mass CBP agents could be seen near the downtown parking lot entrance to Dodger Stadium Thursday

The Dodger Stadium and parking lots are private property, and federal agents generally need a judicial warrant to enter private property

Allie Bradley, a reporter with News Nation, posted on X that she spoke with sources from U.S. Customs and Border Protection

who confirmed that CBP teams were present at the Home Depot in Hollywood to conduct apprehensions

However, the agents later decided to relocate the transfer operation and move to an open parking lot at Dodger Stadium where they completed the transfers

According to Bradley, the agents stated that no one told them to leave the premises

The Dodgers said that their game against the San Diego Padres Thursday evening

would still be played as scheduled. For Straight Arrow News, I'm Lauren Keenan

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