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The bill reduces disruptive immigration enforcement near World Cup sites to improve event safety and access, but it creates enforcement gaps that could be exploited, increasing costs and complicating law‑enforcement coordination.
Attendees and local residents near World Cup sites will experience fewer disruptive immigration raids during events, improving public safety, event accessibility, and community calm.
Law enforcement and federal authorities retain clear emergency exceptions allowing DHS/DOJ to act when there is an imminent risk to life, public safety, or national security, preserving the ability to respond to immediate threats.
Taxpayers, local governments, and communities may face downstream costs because the one-mile enforcement restriction can create blind spots that could be exploited by people seeking to evade immigration authorities.
Immigrants near match sites may face reduced enforcement of immigration laws, potentially allowing individuals with removable status to avoid apprehension and complicating enforcement outcomes.
Local law enforcement and federal agencies could face operational constraints and coordination challenges during major events, complicating public-safety responses and resource allocation.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Prohibits DHS and DOJ from using federal funds for civil immigration enforcement within one mile of any 2026 FIFA World Cup match or Fan Festival, except for specified exigent circumstances.
Prohibits the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice from using federal funds to carry out civil immigration enforcement within one mile of any 2026 FIFA World Cup match or FIFA Fan Festival, except in narrowly defined “exigent circumstances.” Exigent circumstances are limited to imminent risk of death, violence, or physical harm (including certain terrorism threats), imminent risk to national security, immediate arrest or hot pursuit of someone posing an imminent public-safety risk, and imminent risk of destruction of evidence material to an ongoing criminal case. The bill’s only other provision is to provide a short title.
Introduced March 18, 2026 by Nellie Pou · Last progress March 18, 2026