A conservative legal group co-founded by White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller has filed a federal civil rights complaint accusing the Los Angeles Dodgers of “apparently engaging in unlawful discrimination under the guise of ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion.’”
The complaint was filed Monday with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by America First Legal, less than two weeks after the Dodgers said they denied federal immigration authorities access to Dodger Stadium parking lots.
The Dodgers declined to comment Wednesday about the complaint, which also named their ownership group, Guggenheim Partners. The EEOC also declined to comment.
Miller is seen as the architect of Trump’s immigration policy, which has involved the detaining and deporting of tens of thousands of immigrants and attempting to end birthright citizenship.
While the civil rights complaint focuses on diversity efforts, America First Legal mentioned the situation between the Dodgers and federal immigration officials in its news release about the complaint.
Look for the DOJ to get into this too. They would love to make the Dodgers bend the knee to Donald Trump and betray their fans and their players. So much winning.
I’ve been wondering when they’d come after sports. Baseball in particular is a multi-national sport (soccer too) and it repudiates the idea that immigrants are bad since they so obviously showcasing the fact that diversity is a strength. Miller must howl with frustration whenever he sees someone like Shohei Otani or Juan Soto at the top of their game being worshipped by white dudes.
The foreign nationals are all here on special visas but they could certainly be revoked if they have the temerity to think they have first amendment rights. It’s quite clear that foreigners do not. But I would sure love to see the Trump administration try to do to some of these sports heroes what they’re doing to scientists, students and tourists. Let’s see how much the manosphere likes that.