Overview
- Angel City FC, co-owned by Disney CEO Bob Iger and journalist Willow Bay, debuted the Immigrant City FC campaign on Juneteenth to condemn recent ICE raids in Los Angeles
- Iger and Bay reviewed and signed off on the campaign plan despite a history of steering clear of public political statements at Disney
- The club produced and distributed 10,000 bilingual “Immigrant City FC” T-shirts at games and online
- Leading members of the ownership group, including Eva Longoria and Jessica Chastain, have endorsed the effort while conservative commentators have criticized the team’s stance
- The initiative and the Dodgers’ refusal to grant DHS agents access to Dodger Stadium’s parking lot highlight escalating tensions over immigration enforcement in the city