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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Steven Sloan and Steve Peoples

Trump, ICE, Bad Bunny: Super Bowl 60 arrives at pivotal moment for US

Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny will headline the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show - (Getty Images)

Super Bowl 60 is set to be far from a political escape, with the National Football League (NFL) facing mounting pressure over immigration enforcement and its choice of a politically outspoken halftime performer.

As the Seattle Seahawks prepare to face the New England Patriots at Levi's Stadium in the San Francisco Bay Area, a petition signed by over 184,000 people is demanding the league denounce any potential presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the event.

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