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PULSE POINTS
❓WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to conduct immigration enforcement operations at the Super Bowl next year.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: ICE, Corey Lewandowski, and illegal immigrants.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Lewandowski announced the operations would be taking place during an interview this week.
💬KEY QUOTE: “There is nowhere that you can provide safe haven to people who are in the country illegally, not the Super Bowl, not anywhere else.” – Corey Lewandowski, Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
🎯IMPACT: The move signifies the lengths ICE is determined to go to in order to find and deport illegals from the United States.
IN FULL
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning to conduct immigration enforcement operations during the Super Bowl at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, according to a government official.
Corey Lewandowski, who holds the title of special government employee at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), announced the upcoming enforcement action during a recent interview. “There is nowhere that you can provide safe haven to people who are in the country illegally, not the Super Bowl, not anywhere else,” he said. Lewandowski did not specify what form the operations would take, only stating that “it will be everywhere.”
The announcement comes shortly after Bad Bunny, recently named as the Super Bowl halftime performer, revealed he would not include the United States in his 2025–2026 concert tour. He cited concerns that ICE could potentially raid venues during his shows.
This heightened attention to enforcement at high-profile events comes during a period of increased ICE activity nationwide. A June 2025 enforcement sweep in Los Angeles, California, led to the arrest of over 300 migrants, many with prior convictions. ICE also carried out its largest single-state operation in April, detaining over 1,100 migrants.
ICE’s increased enforcement has been backed by expanded federal funding through legislation referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” Border Czar Tom Homan has called for the agency to ramp up arrests to 7,000 per day, citing the need to address the backlog of illegals released into the country under former President Joe Biden.
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