Immigration rights group urges Dodgers to skip White House visit after World Series win

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Immigration rights groups are calling connected the Los Angeles Dodgers to diminution a sojourn to the White House implicit the Trump administration's migration enforcement operations successful the city.

Typically, nonrecreational sports teams who triumph championships sojourn the nation's superior and president.

President Donald Trump greets Los Angeles Dodgers during a ceremonial to grant the 2024 World Series Champions successful the East Room of the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025.

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But the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) is urging the Dodgers to interruption from that contented pursuing ongoing migration raids crossed Southern California.

"Los Angeles is simply a metropolis built by immigrants, moving families, and dreamers. We observe our champions, but we besides basal for justice, dignity, and emotion for our community," the non-profit enactment said successful an Instagram post.

"Dodgers, enactment with us. Stand with the metropolis that has ever stood with you."

This comes arsenic the Dodgers ownership radical faces backlash for investing successful a institution that owns and operates ICE detention facilities.

In an unfastened missive to the Dodgers, the NDLON is asking fans to sign a petition urging the squad to diminution the White House visit. More than 2,700 radical person singed the petition arsenic of Wednesday morning.