"Videos shared with The Times and on , show agents in unmarked vehicles, donning green vests and equipped with white zip ties in parking lot 13, next to the Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center, which is used by the Los Angeles Fire Department. Eyewitnesses on the ground told The Times they estimated there were about 100 agents with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, along with a special tactical unit with CBP. The agents left shortly before 10 a.m."
"The operation sparked public outcry and prompted more than 50 community and religious leaders from around Los Angeles to sign a petition that called on the Dodgers to take a public stance against the immigration raids. At the time, the Dodgers said they had nothing to do with the operation and announced that they would pledge $1 million to assist families of immigrants affected by the raids. The team said it would plan for other initiatives as well."
Dozens of federal immigration agents staged in Parking Lot 13 at Dodgers Stadium the morning after the team’s championship homecoming, arriving in unmarked vehicles, wearing green vests and carrying white zip ties. Eyewitnesses estimated about 100 agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, and a CBP tactical unit. The agents departed shortly before 10 a.m. The staging revived controversy from an earlier incident when the lot served as a processing site during a nearby immigration raid. That prior operation prompted protests, a petition from more than 50 community and religious leaders, and a $1 million pledge to assist affected families.
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