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FIFA World Cup SoFi Stadium preps
We spell to SoFi for a behind-the-scenes look astatine really nan stadium is preparing for World Cup, group up and scale, positive we talk pinch a SoFi Chef astir additions to nan paper for matches
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Members of Immigration and Customs Enforcement will beryllium staffed successful Los Angeles during nan World Cup but will not beryllium actively detaining overseas travelers, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said this week.
ICE's beingness astatine World Cup games has been an ongoing discussion, particularly successful Los Angeles, to nan constituent that SoFi Stadium national workers issued a title to nan lawyer wide of California, stating that they could beryllium astatine consequence of being targeted by ICE owed to FIFA's legalization process.
However, Luna said astatine a news convention that he was told by nan caput of Homeland Security for nan Los Angeles region that "civil migration enforcement...would not beryllium occurring astatine immoderate of nan games."
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SOFI stadium workers protestation extracurricular nan FIFA World Cup 26 Los Angeles agency calling for ICE to beryllium banned from nan World Cup connected May 1, 2026. Eight World Cup matches are planned for SOFI stadium during nan summertime tournament. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)
"There will beryllium national agents ... because it's going to return each of america to make judge that each nan venues, nan scoped and unscoped events, are secure," Luna said, via Reuters. "But successful respect to civilian migration enforcement, they told america that specifically would not beryllium occurring astatine immoderate of the games.
"Any of that is taxable to change, but I person spot that they're giving maine nan due accusation because if that starts occurring, we're going to person a full caller big of problems," he added.
SoFi Stadium successful Los Angeles is 1 of 16 stadiums selected to big nan 2026 FIFA World Cup, including 11 successful nan U.S. (Getty Images)
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ICE acting head Todd Lyons has said that it would play a "key part" in ensuring information during nan tournament, thing Luna confirmed.
Luna besides said that "additional staffing" would beryllium provided for Iran's 2 games astatine SoFi Stadium amid nan warfare overseas.
"Iran does bring a different move because of nan existent world events," Luna said.
Iran's first crippled is June 15 against New Zealand -- it will besides play Belgium successful L.A. six days later earlier facing Egypt successful Seattle connected June 26 to adjacent retired group play.
Iran squad players airs for a squad photograph earlier nan FIFA World Cup 2026 AFC Asian Qualifiers Group A 3rd information lucifer against Qatar astatine Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium successful Doha, Qatar, connected June 5, 2025. (Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto)
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Eight games will beryllium played astatine SoFi Stadium, including nan U.S. opener against Paraguay connected June 12, which tin beryllium watched connected FOX astatine 9 p.m. ET.
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