A contracted employee at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood has been fired after she was recorded threatening to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement on a group of Latino concertgoers, the venue’s operator confirmed Tuesday to The Independent.
Footage from the Friday exchange shows a disagreement broke out between a group of attendees and a female staff member. It is unclear from the footage how the argument started.
In the clip, the woman, wearing a blue coat with a face mask pulled down around her chin, argues with a concertgoer as a second employee, dressed in black and described by witnesses as a supervisor, steps in to intervene and explain the situation. During that exchange, the female worker begins recording the interaction on her own phone and says, “Don’t put words in my mouth, don’t put words in my mouth.”
At one point, the supervisor asks the employee to step away from the area. She appears to respond, “Yeah, before I call ICE,” and then walks away.
Those who saw what happened, including the person filming, followed her as she moved on to direct another group out of the venue.
A voice can be heard in the recording telling others, “She said she’s gonna call ICE.”
The recording witness then informs the supervisor of the employee’s comment. He replies, “I can’t control that. I’ll talk to her about that.”
A spokesperson for Hollywood Park, which operates SoFi Stadium, told The Independent that a third-party contractor employed the woman and is no longer working at the complex.
“We do not tolerate this type of behavior,” the spokesperson said.
The Independent has contacted representatives for Hollywood Park and SoFi Stadium for comment.
No details have been released about whether law enforcement was involved or if any criminal complaints were filed.
Los Bukis closed their reunion tour Friday and Saturday with two final shows at SoFi, capping a historic run that began in 2021 and spanned nearly 40 stadiums worldwide. The band first reunited at the venue after a 25-year hiatus, becoming the first Latin artists to perform there. Their setlist featured hits like “Tu Cárcel,” “Quiéreme” and “Yo Te Necesito.”
Formed in 1973 in Michoacán, Mexico, Los Bukis became a defining force in Latin music through the 1970s and 1980s, disbanded in 1996, and reunited in 2021 with original members and longtime collaborators. Last year, the group earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which members dedicated to U.S. immigrants, and was celebrated with a mural near SoFi Stadium.
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