Dodgers block ICE agents from entering stadium in Los Angeles
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Dodgers Claim They Blocked Federal Agents from Stadium, Government Denies Accusation
Above: Demonstrators protest against Immigration police outside the entrance to Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on June 19, 2025. Image copyright: Etienne Laurent/AFP/Getty Images
The Spin
Republican narrative
This was a political stunt by the Dodgers, not heroism. ICE wasn't even there — CBP was, and only briefly to use the lot, unrelated to the Dodgers. This false narrative has now fueled further division, not unity. And even if ICE did want to enter, it could, as property rights don't trump federal law. The team's pandering to radical protesters distorts facts and undermines legitimate enforcement.
Democratic narrative
The Dodgers rightly blocked ICE agents from their stadium, a sanctuary for the community, not militarized raids. Denying entry upheld morality against Trump’s cruel immigration crackdown. ICE's claim that it was CBP, not them, is a nefarious white lie — both agencies serve the same dehumanizing agenda of rounding immigrants up and putting them into vans.
Metaculus Prediction
There is a 20% chance that at least twice as many deportations by U.S. ICE will occur in Fiscal Year 2025 compared with Fiscal Year 2024, according to the Metaculus prediction community.