WLRN Public Media | By Sergio R. Bustos
The Florida Immigrant Coalition, along with other immigrant advocates, said Friday they are skeptical about a pledge from the Trump administration that immigration enforcement agents would not operate at FIFA World games during next month’s tournament.
The outcry follows comments from Rodney Barreto, chair of the Miami FIFA World Cup Host Committee, who told The Athletic this week that Secretary of State Marco Rubio assured him that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were “not going to be at the stadium.”‘
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