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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Sport
George Chidi

New bill would bar ICE raids near World Cup matches in US host cities

a soccer trophy on a pedestal outside
The Fifa World Cup trophy is seen at the US Capitol on 3 December 2025 in Washington DC. Photograph: Michael Regan/FIFA via Getty Images

A New Jersey congresswoman introduced legislation on Thursday to block immigration enforcement from conducting raids within a mile of a Fifa World Cup soccer match or fan festival in the US this summer.

The Save the World Cup bill, introduced by Nellie Pou, a Democrat, is meant to assure visitors that they will not be detained and to remove the chilling effect of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations on the events, she said in a release. The World Cup’s first US match begins on 12 June.

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