{"id":1771,"date":"2025-06-21T07:48:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T07:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1771\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T07:48:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T07:48:09","slug":"dodgers-commit-1-million-toward-assistance-for-families-of-immigrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1771\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers commit $1 million toward assistance for families of immigrants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Friday morning, more than 50 community and religious leaders from around Los Angeles signed a petition that called on the Dodgers \u201cto take a public stand against the indiscriminate ICE raids which are causing immense terror in our communities, hurting businesses, and separating families.\u201d<\/p>\n

By Friday afternoon, the team finally started to put some public plans into action.<\/p>\n

In their first public response to the immigration raids that have swept through Los Angeles over the last two weeks, the Dodgers announced they have committed $1 million<\/a> toward assistance for families of immigrants affected by the recent events in the city, as well as plans for further initiatives that are to be unveiled in the coming days.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s happening in Los Angeles has reverberated among thousands upon thousands of people, and we have heard the calls for us to take a leading role on behalf of those affected,\u201d team president Stan Kasten said in a statement. \u201cWe believe that by committing resources and taking action, we will continue to support and uplift the communities of Greater Los Angeles.\u201d<\/p>\n

After days of increasing calls for the team to address the unrest that has swept through the city over the last two weeks, the pressure on the Dodgers had been ratcheted up again with Friday\u2019s petition.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the moment for the Dodgers to stand with the families whom masked agents are tearing apart,\u201d read the letter, which was signed by religious officials, labor leaders and immigrant-rights activists, and addressed to Dodgers owner Mark Walter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf these truly are OUR beloved Los Angeles Dodgers, we need you, more than ever, to stand with us, immigrants and non-immigrants alike. Stand with all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n

The petition, which was organized by faith-based community organizing network PICO California, came a day after the Dodgers initially postponed their planned financial assistance announcement.<\/p>\n

The club decided to delay its announcement after immigration agents showed up at Dodger Stadium<\/a> on Thursday morning, attempting to access the ballpark\u2019s parking lots in an apparent effort to use them as a processing site for people who had been arrested in a nearby immigration raid.<\/p>\n

The Dodgers denied the agents entry to the grounds, according to the team, but pushed their announcement to Friday afternoon \u2014 when they detailed that their $1 million in financial resources will be made in partnership with the City of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Dodgers and the City of Los Angeles have a proven ability to get financial resources to those in critical need, most recently seen in their efforts to aid victims of the January wildfires,\u201d the Dodgers said. \u201cThrough our support of the city\u2019s efforts, the Dodgers will encourage those organizations in a similar position to use their resources to directly support the families and workers who have suffered economic hardship.\u201d<\/p>\n

The team said more initiatives with local community and labor organizations will be announced in the coming days.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to thank the Dodgers for leading with this action to support the immigrant community of Los Angeles,\u201d Mayor Karen Bass said in a team statement.<\/p>\n

That news checked off one of the requests laid out in Friday\u2019s earlier petition, which implored the club to:<\/p>\n