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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.
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.
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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The back of the shirts said “Los Angeles is for Everyone” in English and Spanish. The team said some 10,000 shirts were distributed.
Days of demonstrations against federal immigration raids in Los Angeles have fueled round-the-clock news coverage and a number of misleading social media posts, including unrelated videos being mislabeled or shared out of context.
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.