Two of Los Angeles‘ 12 major professional sport franchises have issued public statements on ICE raids and protests over the immigration enforcement operations in the city with a vast and diverse immigrant population and sports fan base.

The power of the US military will be sharply on display this weekend – on two different coasts and in two very different ways.

Singer Nezza sang the national anthem in Spanish at Dodger Stadium, prompting varied reactions amid ICE raid tensions.

Dodgers star Kiké Hernández spoke out against the militarized raids that have been carried out by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Los Angeles over the last several days.

Maria Valenzuela, daughter of the late LA Dodgers legend, Fernando Valenzuela, has voiced her opposition to ICE raids, emphasizing the importance of standing by immigrant communities.

The former president called for “humanity” to prevail as Trump raged about “Illegal Alien Crime, Conflict, and Chaos.”

Mayor Karen Bass said Sunday that Los Angeles does not need National Guard troops to bolster city police amid protests against raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, despite violent incidents.

In the days before protests erupted in Los Angeles, the Trump administration stepped up its efforts to detain migrants — taking into custody those who arrived for routine check-ins while also conducting workplace raids that have sent waves of fear across Southern California and beyond.