Overview
- Homeland Security says ICE will conduct immigration enforcement around Levi’s Stadium on Feb. 8 with a whole‑of‑government security posture, while declining to disclose operational details and assuring law‑abiding attendees they have nothing to fear.
- A San Jose councilmember cites an internal DHS memo showing agents plan to land at Moffett Federal Airfield on Feb. 6 and deploy to stadium parking lots and perimeter areas.
- Local officials emphasize noncooperation with immigration enforcement and are boosting community alerts, as the Rapid Response Network expands its 24/7 legal support for Super Bowl weekend.
- The NFL has not detailed how a federal enforcement presence could affect stadium entry, though a league spokesman referenced standard SEAR‑1 planning and prior counterfeit‑vendor operations at Levi’s Stadium in 2016.
- The deployment comes after two fatal encounters with federal immigration officers in Minneapolis and aligns with a presidential directive that, according to a DHS adviser, will not pause for the Super Bowl.