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DHS deploys counterterrorism, customs, and criminal investigators to FIFA games

The Department of Homeland Security has launched a major multiagency effort aimed at securing the FIFA World Cup games across the United States as the event gets underway. The department will deploy a collection of its 270,000 employees to assist in securing the World Cup through counterterrorism, emergency response, border security, and criminal investigations — but not immigration enforcement. “Our brave DHS law enforcement and intelligence of…

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The White House’s ‘border zar’, Tom Homan, announced this Saturday that the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE) will focus its efforts on ensuring ‘national security’ during the upcoming World Cup, rather than focusing on the enforcement of immigration laws. Homan, in an interview with ACB, stressed that the agency’s main mission is not to arrest people in an irregular situation, but to protect the event from major threats. “We have a …

During the World Cup matches to be held in the United States, the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE) will aim to "ensure national security," according to its headline, Tom Homan.

The director of the Immigration and Customs Control Service explained that the mission's priority "is not to arrest people who are in the country illegally," but to keep the championship safe from major threats. The post-U.S. states that the ICE will prioritize security and not deportations during the World Championship appeared first on THE NATIONAL.

The Immigration and Customs Control Service stated that its priority will be the safety of the tournament. Tom Homan noted that there will be no strategy focused on detaining people because of their immigration status. Immigration status will only be considered if there is a direct threat to national security or to the event. Tournament security will be the main mission A few days after the start of the 2026 Football World Cup, the director of t…

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Tom Homan, director of the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE), said this Saturday that this agency will focus its efforts during the upcoming World Cup to ensure “national security” and the protection of the tournament, and not on the enforcement of immigration laws. “We have a national security responsibility that we are going to carry out,” Homan told ABC and explained that the mission’s priority “is not to arrest people who are in …

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