The Los Angeles Dodgers say they blocked federal brokers from coming into their stadium on Thursday, as protests towards immigration enforcement proceed within the metropolis.

In a publish on social media, the baseball group stated “ICE brokers got here to Dodger Stadium and requested permission to entry the parking tons”, and have been subsequently turned away.

Los Angeles is among the many cities the place Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) brokers have ramped up raids to seek out and deport undocumented migrants.

ICE responded to the Dodgers assertion on X: “False. We have been by no means there.”

The Division of Homeland Safety too issued an announcement saying the brokers’ presence on the stadium “had nothing to do with the Dodgers”.

“CBP automobiles have been within the stadium parking zone very briefly, unrelated to any operation or enforcement,” DHS stated. It’s unclear why the officers have been on the stadium.

This comes as Dodgers are anticipated to announce that they are going to help immigrants who’ve been impacted by the raids within the metropolis, US media report.

No particulars have been disclosed, however it might be the group’s first official response to the raids.

Dodgers participant Kiké Hernández took to Instagram to voice his criticism of the raids on Los Angeles, saying he’s “saddened and infuriated by what’s taking place in our nation and our metropolis”.

“That is my second residence. And I can not stand to see our group being violated, profiled, abused and ripped aside,” he stated.

The crackdown in Los Angeles is a part of President Donald Trump’s coverage to be more durable on immigration.

The transfer has sparked huge protests, prompting Trump to ship 700 US Marines and 4,000 Nationwide Guard troops to the Los Angeles space to assist the federal response to the unrest.

The raids in America’s second-biggest metropolis are unfolding towards the backdrop of an aggressive push to lift arrest and deportation numbers, because the administration has been dissatisfied with its present tempo.

In the meantime, White Home border czar Tom Homan stated on Thursday that the Trump administration will resume immigration raids at worksites.

“The message is obvious: we will proceed conducting worksite enforcement operations, together with on farms and in motels, however on a prioritised foundation. Criminals come first,” Homan informed reporters.

The assertion comes days after DHS introduced reversing latest steerage that known as for a pause on operations at these locations.