Immigrant rights activists are calling on the soccer federation FIFA to ban ICE and other federal agents from its games during the 2025 Club World Cup hosted across U.S. cities, as well as next year’s anticipated FIFA World Cup. Ahead of the start of the tournament, Customs and Border Protection vowed to be “suited and booted” at games. Advocates rallied outside FIFA’s offices in Coral Gables, Florida, Monday.

Yareliz Méndez-Zamora: “We’re here because we want people to feel safe going to their games. We don’t want for people to be sitting at these games and watching families be separated, wondering whether or not ICE is going to come to their seat in the stands and ask them for their papers.”