LOS ANGELES — In a simmering dispute, the Los Angeles Dodgers say Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were denied entry to the stadium grounds – while ICE says the agency was "never there" and the Department of Homeland Security claims the masked agents were with Customs and Border Patrol.

DHS said the agents were Customs and Border Protection not ICE officials. As anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protests continue in Los Angeles, dozens of federal agents were seen near Dodger Stadium on Thursday but were denied entry to the famed ballpark, according to the MLB team.

The parking lot is not technically owned by the team — former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt still owns the team parking lot — but is considered team property. McCourt sold the franchise to Guggenheim Baseball Management in 2012.