We're partnering with Horizons Project to launch a new campaign:
No ICE in the Cup is a national call to action demanding the World Cup remain joyful, safe and secure for all to enjoy. This means that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has no place near the World Cup festivities.
We want ICE out of stadiums, out of watch parties, out of local businesses, and off the streets where people will gather to celebrate the game they love.
The World Cup is coming to the United States. It should be a moment of joy and community around the beautiful game of soccer. But for many communities, especially immigrants, the presence of ICE threatens to turn that celebration into a moment of cruelty and fear.
Soccer belongs to the world. Our communities and international visitors deserve to experience it without the threat of government violence or intimidation.
We are artists, organizers, lawyers, athletes, and community members from small businesses, diverse faiths, veterans groups and labor unions from across the country who have come together to make this demand clear: No ICE in the Cup.
Through public art, community soccer matches, and cultural events, we are building networks of care, protection and joyful resistance. Our goal is simple: to ensure that everyone, and especially immigrant communities, can participate in this global celebration safely and freely. Together, we are building strong connections across sectors and ideologies to continue organizing for our shared values during the World Cup and beyond.
We know when communities come together, ICE melts. Join us.
Create art. Play soccer. Organize. Protect one another. Show up to be part of the fun as we share in the beloved game with others.