Super Bowl Security: No Threats, No Immigration Checks

Super Bowl Security: No Threats, No Immigration Checks

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US immigration police (ICE) will not be deployed around Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, for the Super Bowl final on Sunday, NFL security chief Cathy Lanier said Tuesday.

“There are no planned ICE or immigration enforcement operations around the Super Bowl or around the other events for fans who will be attending the Super Bowl this week,” Lanier said at a news conference in San Francisco.

The official added that security measures surrounding the final of the American Football Championship, the largest annual sporting event in the United States, were similar to previous years and that there was “no known, specific or credible threat” against this match which will pit the Seattle Seahawks against the New England Patriots.

The NFL, Cathy Lanier pointed out, has been cooperating for 20 years to secure the Super Bowl with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) which “brings together more than 20 different services (but) that does not include ICE. »

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Corey Lewandowski, a close advisor within the DHS, however, assured in 2024 that ICE would be deployed for the Super Bowl.

Large numbers of immigration and border police have been deployed in recent months in several major American cities as part of President Donald Trump’s aggressive policy against illegal immigration.

It is responsible for arresting and deporting illegal foreign nationals, but legal immigrants have also been caught in its net.

In Minneapolis, in the north, this hit operation provoked angry demonstrations and two people were killed by the police.

The US government’s anti-immigration policy is also causing concern over the safety of millions of foreign fans who will attend the World Cup matches, from June 11 to July 19, co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.

“Millions of people from all over the world are expected here, in the United States (…), and they deserve, whatever their nationality, to be able to come without fear of being refouled, detained or expelled without due process,” the important American civil rights organization NAACP underlined in December.

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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