ICE denies sending agents to Dodger Stadium as team says they were turned away

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The Los Angeles Dodgers said on Thursday that the team had denied U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents entry to the grounds of the ballpark.

The team said the agents had "requested permission to access the parking lots," but an ICE spokesperson said in an email to Fox News Digital that "ICE was never at Dodgers stadium, and thus never tried to gain access."

ICE said in a social media post replying to the Dodgers' statement, "False. We were never there."

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The team reportedly denied the agents access to the ballpark. (KTTV)

Law enforcement was spotted outside of Dodger Stadium earlier Thursday that was initially believed to be ICE, which prompted protesters at the site. But, in a statement of their own after ICE's denial, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said that "CBP vehicles were in the stadium parking lot very briefly," and it "had nothing to do with the Dodgers."

The vehicles on stadium grounds were "unrelated to any operation or enforcement," a CBP spokesperson said in a statement.

Protesters made their way toward Dodger Stadium shortly after the officials' presence.

"Get these fascist f---ing pigs out of our city," an account wrote on X.

Another account wrote that "support" was "needed" and implored "mass mobilization" to Gate E of the ballpark.

The team is expected to make an announcement later Thursday that they will assist immigrant communities. The team has been silent about the protests and riots around the city.

The team recently found itself in a conundrum with local singer Nessa, who