Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has no plans to deploy operations during next Sunday’s Super Bowl LX, to be held at the Santa Clara stadium, according to a document from the organizing committee to local officials cited by U.S. media.
The Bay Area organizing committee informed elected officials in Santa Clara and the neighboring cities of San Francisco and San Jose that “there are no ICE immigration enforcement operations planned in connection with Super Bowl LX,” according to a memo obtained by the Washington Post and The Athletic.
There will be no ICE operations at the Super Bowl
ICE has no planned immigration operations, but “DHS will have federal agents at the Super Bowl to keep fans safe,” according to the game’s host committee.
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– The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 3, 2026
However, the organizing committee explained that the DHS will deploy federal agents to “guarantee” the security of fans, a measure “consistent” with previous encounters, according to the capital newspaper.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem had previously said that ICE would conduct immigration enforcement operations at the Super Bowl.
That had generated concern among local officials at one of the most important sporting events in the US.
Immigrant rights advocates and activists in the Bay Area had warned about the possibility of raids near Levi’s Stadium, where the Seattle Seahawks will face the New England Patriots.
The immigration issue has marked the meeting, after it was learned that Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny will be in charge of the halftime show.
This Sunday, the artist made history at the Grammy Awards with his album ‘DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS’, which became the first album entirely in Spanish to be crowned the best of the year, a moment he did not waste to charge against immigration operations.
On stage, the singer reiterated his criticism of ICE: “Before I thank God, I’m going to say: ICE out,” commented Bad Bunny, the most listened to singer in the world, with 19.8 billion plays on Spotify in 2025.
President Donald Trump was expected to attend the game, just as he did last year at the Super Bowl held in New Orleans, but he has excused himself arguing that he does not wish to travel such a long distance and did not like the choice of musical artists, who perform at the event.
NFL also confirms
Roger Goodell is asked whether or not there will be any ICE enforcement operations at the Super Bowl and also addresses Bad Bunny’s remarks about ICE at last night’s Grammy Awards. pic.twitter.com/FxGcbiIbZP
– Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) February 2, 2026
Cathy Lanier, head of security for the NFL, said Tuesday that ICE has no immigration operations planned for Super Bowl LX.
“There are no planned ICE or immigration enforcement operations scheduled around the Super Bowl, that includes all Super Bowl-related events during the week. ICE is not assigned as part of our security team,” the league’s security chief assured.
Lanier spoke at the NFL ‘s annual press conference to share security procedures for events and Super Bowl LX, which will be played by the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks next Sunday at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
“We have a great relationship with federal partners, we’ve been working for 18 months for this week. I’m confident it’s a strong relationship and safety first, I’m confident our joint plans are in taking care of every detail for Super Bowl LX,” confided Cathy Lanier.
The NFL executive stressed that as in previous editions, the level of security around the Super Bowl is that which applies to major events.
“As in previous years, we have the support of more than 35 federal, state and local agencies. All of these agencies are here to ensure the safety and security of the Super Bowl and the surrounding community while all activities surrounding the event take place,” he said.
Lanier is confident that with all this support, which is on par with a World Cup or Olympic Games, the NFL title game will be a success in terms of security.
“It will be similar to what you might see at the World Cup or Olympic Games. There are intelligence groups monitoring and there is no threat that we see as real or credible; so we are ready,” he concluded.
With information from EFE
