'We want fans to know the risks': US immigrant rights groups mobilize across World Cup host cities amid ICE fears

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/01/ice-fifa-world-cup-immigrant-rights

‘We want fans to know the risks’: US immigrant rights groups mobilize across World Cup host cities amid ICE fears

More than 120 groups issued warning to 10 million visitors about ‘serious rights violations’ under Trump

With the Fifa World Cup just two weeks away, immigrant rights advocates in the 11 US host cities are mobilizing to protect fans and residents from immigration enforcement activities this summer.

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More than 120 civil society groups have even issued a travel warning to the 10 million potential visitors about “serious rights violations” under the current political climate, including “arbitrary denial of entry and risk of arrest, detention and/or deportation”.

The world’s largest sporting event, which kicks off on 11 June, arrives at a cataclysmic moment in the US: amid Donald Trump’s large-scale, aggressive immigration crackdown, at least 18 people have died this year in ICE custody and multiple US citizens have been killed. Immigration activists say they have received conflicting reports about the presence and role of ICE agents at the World Cup: Trump administration officials have not ruled out the possibility of arrests near the games, despite assurances from the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, that ICE would not operate inside stadiums.

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(Sadly, last night’s Latino USA radio program was pure boosterism. No warnings.)