"This is about asking them to be people, he said. And the Dodgers cannot be good people if they go to the White House while Trump carries out his raids on illegal immigrants, Plaschke said. He argued the organization should say, No, they will not support the ICE raids that are taking place daily just outside their clubhouse doors."
"Since then, the landscape has dramatically changed in light of the ICE raids that ramped up during the middle of the season. This is no longer simply about the rebuke of a president. This is about a fight against a system that has consistently terrorized southern California streets and recently, in Minneapolis, resulted in the deaths of two American citizens at the hands of agents of the American government."
Calls for the Dodgers to decline a White House visit cite President Trump's actions and intensified ICE raids as reasons. The raids increased during the season and are described as terrorizing southern California streets, with federal enforcement linked to the killing of two Minneapolis citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti. A prior post–World Series visit raised concerns, and another trip would be viewed as endorsing policies that harm immigrant communities. The team's historical connection to Jackie Robinson is invoked to argue that standing alongside Trump would be a cruel irony and betray civil-rights principles.
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