Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said he doesn’t expect federal immigration enforcement activities at the FIFA World Cup 2026 soccer games in Los Angeles that start June 12.
Some reporting a few weeks ago indicated that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers might attend the games, Luna told a press conference of local, state, and federal authorities.
“I personally called the head of Homeland Security for the L.A. region,” Luna told reporters June 1 at a press conference ahead of the event. “In regard to civil immigration enforcement, they told us that would specifically not be occurring at any of the games….