Dodgers Pledge $1 Million To Families Impacted By Immigration Arrests, Day After Claim Of Denying Ice Agents

The Los Angeles Dodgers person pledged $1 cardinal to assistance families impacted by nan migration arrests, a move that comes 1 time aft nan statement claimed it had denied U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents introduction to nan grounds of nan ballpark.

The squad released a connection Friday announcing nan commitment, adding that nan money will spell "toward nonstop financial assistance for families of immigrants impacted by caller events successful nan region." 

The centerfield plaza during media time anterior to crippled 1 of nan World Series betwixt nan Los Angeles Dodgers and nan New York Yankees astatine Dodger Stadium connected Oct. 24, 2024. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images)

"What’s happening in Los Angeles has reverberated among thousands upon thousands of people, and we person heard nan calls for america to return a starring domiciled connected behalf of those affected," Dodgers president and CEO Stan Kasten said successful a statement.  

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"We judge that by committing resources and taking action, we will proceed to support and uplift nan communities of Greater Los Angeles."

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass thanked the MLB squad for its support pursuing nan arrests, which she said "have sent shockwaves of fearfulness rippling done each neighborhood." 

"My connection to each Angelenos is clear: We will instrumentality together during this clip and we will not move our backs connected 1 different — that's what makes this nan top metropolis successful nan world," Bass’ connection continued. 

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass speaks astatine a dream vigil successful Grand Park arsenic curfew went into effect aft days of protests successful consequence to national migration operations successful Los Angeles connected June 10, 2025.  (PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

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The promise followed a disputed declare from nan Dodgers’ connected Thursday, erstwhile nan squad claimed to person turned down ICE agents’ petition to participate Dodger Stadium’s parking batch earlier a game. 

ICE quickly denied nan declare successful a station connected societal media, saying "False. We were ne'er there." 

Law enforcement was spotted extracurricular of Dodger Stadium earlier Thursday that was initially believed to beryllium ICE, which prompted protesters astatine nan site. But successful a connection of their ain aft ICE's denial, nan U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said that "CBP vehicles were successful nan stadium parking batch very briefly," and it "had thing to do pinch nan Dodgers."

Officials were spotted extracurricular Dodger Stadium connected Thursday. (KTTV)

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The vehicles connected stadium grounds were "unrelated to immoderate cognition aliases enforcement," a CBP spokesperson said successful a statement.

Fox News Digital’s Ryan Morik contributed to this report. 

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