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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOn February 8th, ICE intends to be present at the Super Bowl in Santa Clara. 125+ million viewers will be watching...
Along with millions of eyes, thousands of cameras will be focused on Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara. Trump and ICE appear to want to make a display of force for all the world to see. However, with nowhere to run and nowhere to hide, ICE's out of control, trigger happy invading forces will have their every movement tracked. Latin American football fans, citizens and non-citizens alike, will be present. Thousands of them. Protestors, citizens and non-citizens alike, will be present. Thousands of them. What Trump and ICE view as a display of force will be viewed not as that but rather, quite likely, as a final display of totalitarianism committed by a regime that only a dwindling few still support. The world will be watching. Will you?
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-super-bowl-2026-immigration-enforcement-b2908702.html
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are expected to have a major, visible presence at Levis Stadium in Santa Clara, the agency confirmed, according to KTTV-FOX 11. The announcement comes on the heels of the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis and weeks of protests against the agency. Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told TMZ the agencys mission remains unchanged after the last weeks of controversy. Those who are here legally and are not breaking other laws have nothing to fear, McLaughlin said.
Coventina
(29,376 posts)My disdain has no bounds.
milestogo
(22,764 posts)Ocelot II
(129,593 posts)Theres a lot of manual labor involved in putting together an event like that. What if many of those workers are afraid to show up?
Coventina
(29,376 posts)SergeStorms
(20,130 posts)features 'Bad Bunny," who's from Puerto Rico. Being brown in color, he'd count in ICE's "quota" established by TrumpCo.
2naSalit
(100,603 posts)SergeStorms
(20,130 posts)All of the U.S. citizens detained (and maybe released?)? by ICE so far have counted in their quotas. There's no reason for them to not detained citizens then.
Attilatheblond
(8,470 posts)We all know the reason he isn't going is that a crowd that large booing him might damage the stadium, and his delusion that he is loved.
dickthegrouch
(4,363 posts)It shouldn't be difficult.
Maybe they have new songs to roll out for us like The Boss.
leftstreet
(39,276 posts)First they have you debating what/where/when law enforcement should be present....
Jbraybarten
(201 posts)Sogo
(7,020 posts)game couldn't even be finished.
RPM
(5,639 posts)Axes to grind here:
- Cali
- 49ers (Kaep)
- Big Bunny
- The NFL
Can see a number of reasons he would want to disrupt this. Good luck - remove the masses' bread and circus at your own risk.
FHRRK
(1,390 posts)The games at SoFi are easily 40% people of color.
ICE could have 25k fans to abuse.