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Angel City FC soccer players and club investor Becky G made strong statements amid anti-ICE riots that have plagued parts of the city over the last week.
The club also had cards with a new statement from the club, following their initial statement released on June 7.
Angel City FC players and staff wore shirts in support of immigrants before the team's match on Saturday. The club gave away 10,000 of the shirts to fans.
US President Donald Trump deployed hundreds of US Marines to Los Angeles following a weekend of anti-deportation demonstrations in June 2025 that saw sporadic but violent clashes between police and protesters.
The final qualifier among the field, Los Angeles FC completed the 32-team field when they won a play-in match over Club America
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LAFC fans, led by the vociferous fan group The 3252, stayed silent during a 3-1 win against Sporting Kansas City in a display of protest against ICE raids in Los Angeles.
At Los Angeles FC games in particular, the team's independent support group — known as The 3252 — has seen a rise in anti-ICE tifos and signs during matches. The team itself showed solidarity with the protests in the stands in a pre-game message shared to social media on June 8 before taking on Sporting Kansas City.
The Trump administration’s deployment of National Guard troops and U.S. Marines to protests over immigration raids in Los Angeles will cost the federal government about $134 million, a Pentagon budget