❝ … if ICE descends on the stadiums where the soccer matches are played, particularly in Los Angeles and D.C.—where the agents are still Trump’s occupying army—the federation’s unions may have to counter with job actions to protect its members, Shuler warns in a letter to FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
peoplesworld.org/article/afl-c…

#LApol #labor #unions #FIFA2026 #BDSUSA #ICE #immigration

AFL-CIO demands soccer group ban ICE from World Cup host cities

WASHINGTON—With soccer’s World Cup tournament set to open in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada on June 11, the AFL-CIO is demanding the sport’s ruling federation pressure host cities to keep Donald Trump’s vicious and violent ICE agents out.

^{People's World}

nobody in this article about how #nyc is getting screwed by #FIFA mentioned the one reason people aren't coming to #WorldCup2026 : the year and a half #Trump has spent broadcasting his #ICE anti-immigrant revenge porn.

no sports event is worth the risk of ending in a #MAGA concentration camp.

but more importantly, the article reveals how USA politicians can’t fathom a #BDSUSA movement

❝ Dreams of a World Cup Bonanza Turn Dark on Empty Hotel Rooms, High Transit Costs thecity.nyc/2026/05/12/world-c…

Dreams of a World Cup Bonanza Turn Dark on Empty Hotel Rooms, High Transit Costs

FIFA predicted the New York area would take in $3 billion from the World Cup. But some official estimates say the city could lose money on the world’s biggest sporting event.

^{Greg David (THE CITY - NYC News)}