The 2026 Tremendous Bowl is taking this place this weekend and plenty of attendees are questioning if ICE brokers might be current on the massive occasion.
In current months, brokers for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have upped their presence across the nation, and folks have been protesting the presence of their communities by boycotting corporations for supporting ICE and calling for defunding of this system amid the ICE-related deaths of at the least eight individuals in 2026 alone.
Forward of the massive occasion on Sunday (February 8), the NFL chief safety Cathy Lainer mentioned in a press convention that the federal safety presence at this yr’s sport might be according to previous Tremendous Bowlsnoting that ICE officers will NOT be among the many federal businesses current at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
Maintain studying to seek out out extra…“There are not any deliberate ICE enforcement actions,” Liner mentioned, per ESPN. “We’re assured of that.”
Sources additionally advised The Related Press that Division of Homeland Safety (DHS) official Jeff Brannigan hosted a collection of personal calls with native officers and the NFL, during which he indicated that ICE doesn’t plan on conducting any legislation enforcement actions the stroll of the Tremendous Bowlor on the sport.
Whereas ICE is at present not anticipated to be on the Tremendous Bowlmany are apprehensive that Donald Trump and the DHS could change their thoughts forward of the sport.
Again in October, Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem mentioned that ICE “might be throughout” the Tremendous Bowl whereas additionally slamming Halftime Present headliner Dangerous Bunny.
If you happen to didn’t see, the 31-year-old Puerto Rican famous person gave a highly effective anti-ICE speech when he accepted the Album of the 12 months award on the 2026 Grammys final weekend.