Immigration tensions dampened Gold Cup atmosphere as protesters rally outside Mexico vs. Dominican Republic match, with fans reporting a more somber mood.

In the days before protests erupted in Los Angeles, the Trump administration stepped up its efforts to detain migrants — taking into custody those who arrived for routine check-ins while also conducting workplace raids that have sent waves of fear across Southern California and beyond.

The match is set to take place Saturday night at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood as part of the Gold Cup's group stage.

Mexican Senate President Gerardo Fernández Noroña displayed a 1830s map showing California and Texas as Mexican territory during the LA immigration debate.

Deteriorating into a combative relationship with Mexico would almost certainly worsen problems over trade and cartels, and inflame further protests.

Concerns over U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement kept some fans away as Mexico opened its Gold Cup title defense at SoFi Stadium.

Los Angeles is a black eye on the United States's global image, and it will soon be on full display to the rest of the world.

Pop star Katy Perry supported the Los Angeles riots and said illegal migrants are being hunted like criminals in their ancestral home while Los Angeles is basically a Mexican city. Social media users asked her to shut up and reminded her that he recent Blue Origin flight into the space makes her an 'astronaut' but not a historian.