A group backed by White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, America First Legal, has filed a federal complaint against the Los Angeles Dodgers over their diversity, equity, and inclusion practices. The complaint alleges that the Dodgers are engaging in unlawful discrimination by allowing race, color, and sex to motivate employment decisions, specifically targeting programs that help Asian Americans, Black Americans, and Latinos. The Dodgers are a popular team among Asian, Black, and Mexican American fans and recently committed $1 million to help immigrants affected by President Trump's immigration raids in Southern California. This complaint is part of a larger strategy by MAGA conservative-led groups to attack private companies that have programs aimed at helping or recruiting people of color. The complaint comes as Trump's Justice Department is using a broad reinterpretation of Civil Rights-era laws to focus on "anti-white racism" rather than discrimination against people of color. The Dodgers and controlling owner Mark Walter's Guggenheim Partners did not immediately respond to comment on the complaint. The team has been criticized for failing to speak out against ICE raids in LA and for unsuccessfully pressuring a singer not to perform a Spanish version of the national anthem at a Dodgers game. The Dodgers have a significant following among Latino fans, particularly Mexican Americans, and have a history of promoting diversity and inclusion, including being credited with helping spark the civil rights movement by calling up Jackie Robinson in 1947.
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