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The National Football League (NFL) has announced that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will not be carrying out any operations during Super Bowl LX, which features a matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots.
In a recent security briefing, Cathy Lanier, the NFL’s chief security officer, stated that there are no scheduled ICE enforcement activities planned for the event, as reported by ESPN.
“There are no planned ICE enforcement activities,” Lanier assured. “We have confidence in that statement.”
Earlier reports from Breitbart News mentioned that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had initially indicated ICE agents would be active at Super Bowl LX.
However, sources cited by ESPN and The Associated Press revealed that Jeff Brannigan, a DHS official, had conducted a series of private discussions, clarifying that ICE does not intend to perform any law enforcement actions during the week of the Super Bowl.
Per Fox News, DHS adviser Corey Lewandowski said in October that ICE enforcement is a “directive from the president” and will not be stopped for the Super Bowl, which is between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks at Levi’s Stadium.
“There is nowhere you can provide safe haven to people who are in this country illegally,” Lewandowski said during an interview on “The Benny Show” podcast. “Not the Super Bowl and nowhere else. We will find and deport you. That is a very real situation.”
According to ESPN, “sources told The Associated Press” that Jeff Brannigan — a DHS official, had “hosted a series of private calls” in which he “indicated that ICE does not plan to conduct any law enforcement actions the week of the Super Bowl.”