As the World Cup begins, the world will be watching as fans, players, staff and more head to Trump's US. As the president tries to use football to 'sportswash' his image, we want to turn a spotlight on the reality of visa bans, detentions, ICE violence, racism and authoritarianism.
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A banner reading “NO ICE IN WORLD CUP” appeared above I-95 on Saturday, drawing the attention of drivers near the Blue Heron Boulevard exit.
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Video: Alex D’Antoni
As thousands of fans poured into the stadium for Arlington’s first FIFA World Cup game Sunday, Rick Majumdar stood on a corner outside the venue, speaking into a microphone: “ICE out of the World Cup.”
Majumdar, 33, was one of about a dozen demonstrators outside AT&T Stadium — renamed Dallas Stadium during the World Cup — as part of a protest organized by the Dallas chapter of National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, or NAARPR.
Anti-ICE protest art in the city embraces Philly’s long tradition of blending art, activism and community-building.
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50 people went Judkins Park Sunday for a rally of singing and speeches against the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the region.
Attendees listened to a cappella protest songs and speeches; one person waved an oversized flag that read: “ICE OUT NOW.”
The Close the Camps NJ coalition announced Friday that it will use the attention focused on global soccer’s quadrennial tournament to highlight the plight of detainees held in New Jersey, mostly at the privately owned and operated Delaney Hall immigrant detention center in Newark.
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Union shop stewards inside SoFi Stadium near Los Angeles are handing out buttons which read ‘Kick ICE Out’ for workers to wear at the venue hosting FIFA’s World Cup match between the United States and Paraguay on Friday night.
Read more →Migrants' rights advocates in the 11 US World Cup host cities are mobilising to protect fans and residents this summer
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