A woman in Milwaukee has lost her job and resigned from her role with a charity after being caught on video telling a Latino Dodgers fan that she was going to “call ICE” on him.
The woman, who has been identified as Shannon Kobylarczyk, lost her job with Manpower Group, a Milwaukee-based staffing company, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
The outlet also reported that Kobylarczyk left her role on the board of directors at Make-A-Wish Wisconsin, with the organization confirming the news on Wednesday.
The incident occurred during Game 2 of the NLCS between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers.
During the seventh inning of Tuesday’s game, after Enrique Hernandez hit a home run to extend the Dodgers’ lead, Ricardo Fosado filmed himself playfully taunting Brewers fans at American Family Field, asking those around, “Why is everybody quiet?”
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“Real men drink beer, p****,” Kobylarczyk yells in response to Fosada, who was holding a can of a non-carbonated mixed drink.
Kobylarczyk then nudges a man a row in front of her and says, “You know what, let’s call ICE,” which is the acronym for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
“Call ICE?” Fosada responds, “What are you going to say? I’m a war veteran. War veteran, two wars.
“ICE aren’t going to do anything to me.”
Kobylarczyk then uses her hand to swipe towards the fan and his camera as Fosada reiterates that he served in the U.S. military.
After the incident, Kobylarczyk spoke to stadium security after the incident and Fosada was escorted out of the ballpark.
Fosada, who is a Los Angeles native, told the Journal Sentinel that Brewers fans earlier had been giving him grief after Milwaukee’s Jackson Chourio homered to take an early lead.
“I was like the only one wearing Dodgers gear, putting it in my face that Milwaukee scored,” he said. “But as the game progressed, the atmosphere changed, it was a little more quiet.”
He also described the banter between himself and the local fans as a “back and forth” and that “it wasn’t disrespectful.”
Fosada added that he believes Kobylarczyk “made a mistake” and didn’t deserve to lose her job.
“I don’t think it was like horrible or something that should get her fired. I feel bad for her,” Fosado said. “We cannot be judged on one mistake and a lot of emotions were involved. It was just hurt feelings, nobody physically hurt anybody.”
Kobylarczyk didn’t respond to a request for comment from the Journal Sentinel.