Dodgers block ICE agents from entering stadium in Los Angeles, team says

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday blocked federal immigration agents from entering their stadium as dozens of ICE protesters gathered outside the venue, the team said

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday blocked federal immigration agents from entering their stadium as dozens of ICE protesters gathered outside the venue, the team said.

The baseball organization said on social media that federal agents working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrived at the stadium Thursday and "requested permission to access the parking lots."

"They were denied entry to the grounds by the organization," the Dodgers said. Their evening game against the San Diego Padres went ahead as scheduled.

ICE responded to the Dodgers on social media: "False. We were never there."

Two sources familiar with the matter said federal agents in government vehicles carrying detainees showed up at Dodger Stadium on Thursday morning but were turned away.