As anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protests continue in Los Angeles, dozens of federal ICE agents were seen near Dodger Stadium on Thursday, in what appeared to be a staging area, but were denied entry to the famed ballpark.
The agents were dressed in tactical gear and gathered on the street that leads into the stadium in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.
The official Los Angeles Dodgers social media account took to X on Thursday, saying that the agents were not allowed to enter the stadium grounds.
Dozens of federal ICE agents were seen near Dodger Stadium in what appeared to be a staging area, June 19, 2025, in Los Angeles.
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“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 organization said.
The Department of Homeland Security responded on X, saying the officers’ appearance at the stadium “had nothing to do with the Dodgers.”
“CBP vehicles were in the stadium parking lot very briefly, unrelated to any operation or enforcement,” DHS said.
People protest outside Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, June 19, 2025.
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A small group of protesters was also seen near the stadium on Thursday as demonstrations in the city, which began on June 6, continue for nearly two weeks.
The Dodgers organization had previously been facing growing criticism from protesters for not speaking out about the immigration raids that have been frequent in Los Angeles. “The largest economic engine in this area is silent! Wake up! Do better! We know you can!” Raul Claros of California Rising said at a news conference, pointing to Dodger Stadium behind him.
The demonstration comes after reports of a string of ICE raids in Los Angeles on Thursday, including one outside of a nearby Home Depot on Sunset Boulevard earlier in the day.
Protesters are blocekd by a row of police officers outside Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, June 19, 2025.
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Los Angeles City Council District 1 workers alerted the Los Angeles Police Department of the ICE staging near Dodger Stadium, local officials told ABC News’ Los Angeles station, KABC.
The Police Department then notified the Dodgers organization, which allegedly told the ICE agents to leave the property, according to KABC, however, small group of federal agents were still at the location shortly after 11 a.m.
Protesters are blocekd by a row of police officers outside Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, June 19, 2025.
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This comes as President Donald Trump has recently instructed ICE officers to do “all in their power” to oversee the largest mass deportation program in history.
“In order to achieve this, we must expand efforts to detain and deport Illegal Aliens in America’s largest Cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York, where Millions upon Millions of Illegal Aliens reside,” Trump wrote in a lengthy social media post over the weekend.
In the first 100 days of the second term of the Trump administration, ICE made over 66,000 arrests, according to the federal agency as deportation efforts have since continued.
