Boyle Heights artwork of ICE agent in Dodgers cap arresting Valenzuela captures heartbreak and protest

A new piece of art in protest of the Dodgers is receiving much attention at Boyle Heights’ Distrito Catorce. Thousands have shared it across social media. People stop by the restaurant just to take a picture of it.

The painting on canvas by muralist Sergio Robleto is striking.

It features a masked ICE agent, in a Dodgers hat, escorting a handcuffed Fernando Valenzuela, the iconic Dodgers pitcher known for his “magic left hand.” Below the painting, a vinyl sticker I on the wall declares: “I LOVE THE DODGERS. But I Love My Community More! Community Over Profit.”…

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