Overview
- Santa Clara County Rapid Response Network activated its hotline and deployed teams July 2 to verify a tip about ICE agents at Levi’s Stadium.
- To date, no confirmed ICE presence or arrests have been reported at any Gold Cup or Club World Cup soccer match this summer.
- Despite a sellout crowd for the Mexico–Honduras semifinal, earlier matches saw attendance declines after ICE and CBP officers appeared at mid-June tournaments.
- Fans’ tensions stem from a failed ICE attempt to enter the Dodgers’ parking lot and uniformed CBP deployments at recent Club World Cup games.
- Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum publicly urged U.S. immigration authorities to refrain from enforcement actions during Gold Cup matches.