With the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup coming to eleven of the largest cities in the United States this summer, concerns have been rising about how the Trump administration’s immigration policies and enforcement are going to impact the global event.   This year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) intimidation have run rampant through cities across the U.S., targeting immigrant communities and Black and Brown populations.   A few notable instances of ICE and CBP intrusion that sparked concern occurred during the FIFA’s Club World Cup (CWC). The CWC, which was hosted in the U.S. this past summer, was intended to be a preview of what is to come with the 2026 World Cup. However, during a kickoff boat party hosted in Miami by Telemundo with FIFA officials and the Miami-Dade County Mayor, CBP boarded the boat to ask crew members about their immigration status. This surprise inspection caused an abrupt cancellation of the remaining events. Following this, ICE made a comment to local Miami news that all non-American citizens attending …