Overview
- Corey Lewandowski, a senior DHS adviser, said ICE will be on site at Super Bowl LX and vowed arrests and deportations under a presidential directive.
- He criticized the selection of Bad Bunny for the show, calling it “a shame” and asserting the artist “appears to hate the United States,” intensifying the political tone around the event.
- Some outlets, citing Deadline, report immigration enforcement linked to the Super Bowl could extend beyond the stadium, a developing claim not yet detailed by federal agencies or organizers.
- Bad Bunny, a Puerto Rico–born U.S. citizen, was confirmed as the Apple Music Halftime headliner for February 8, 2026, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
- The planned ICE presence has prompted concern among Latino fans, underscored by Bad Bunny’s earlier remarks that fear of ICE raids led him to limit U.S. tour dates, and organizers have not released specific security plans.