The Los Angeles Dodgers announced on Thursday that they blocked access to alleged U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers seeking to enter their parking lots for unclear reasons.

Despite the Los Angeles ICE protests rattling the area, the refusal appears to be the MLB team’s first significant action aimed at the immigration raids in the city.

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“This morning, ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested permission to access the parking lots,” the team said in a post on X. “They were denied entry to the grounds by the organization. Tonight’s game will be played as scheduled.”

Several videos showed what appeared to be law enforcement officers outside the stadium with demonstrators shouting at them.

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Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin told the Washington Examiner that the incident “had nothing to do with the Dodgers.”

“This had nothing to do with the Dodgers. CBP vehicles were in the stadium parking lot very briefly, unrelated to any operation or enforcement,” she said. An ICE spokesperson added that “ICE was never at Dodgers stadium, and thus never tried to gain access.”

The Washington Examiner reached out to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, but it referred to McLaughlin’s comments and declined to provide details.

Eunisses Hernandez, an LA City Council member, told NBC Los Angeles that the federal agents were first seen outside the stadium early in the morning.

“We’re trying to figure out what’s going on,” she said early Thursday afternoon. “They haven’t left yet.”

Hernandez said Los Angeles police were called in and arrived in tactical gear at around 2:25 p.m. Eastern and started moving protesters out of the way. NBC News reported that the Dodgers have cooperated with law enforcement before, letting them use their parking lots to stage.

“Businesses and corporations have the power to say, ‘Not on my property,’ so we’re waiting to see that movement happen here,” Hernandez said.

The Dodgers have been criticized for remaining silent on the Los Angeles protests, which have cooled a bit as the Democratic mayor of the city, Karen Bass, lifted a curfew. A letter to the editor published in the Los Angeles Times said the “Dodgers’ silence is a terrible betrayal of their fans’ dedication and support.”

“My heart broke a little Saturday to see so many Dodgers caps and apparel at the Whittier ‘No Kings’ rally,” they wrote. “In a better world, the Dodgers would encourage the use of their caps as a sign of solidarity among Angelenos and against the forces trying to destroy our city.”

A Los Angeles Times columnist added last week that the Dodgers’ silence was “cowardly.”

The team reportedly has plans to assist its immigrant community affected by the ICE raids.

One of its players, Keke Hernandez, released a statement this week to show his support.

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“I am saddened and infuriated by what’s happening in our country and our city,” the statement read. “I cannot stand to see our community being violated, profiled, abused, and ripped apart. All people deserve to be treated with respect, dignity, and human rights.”

The Dodgers’ owner, Mark Walter, recently bought the Los Angeles Lakers.