Immigration and Customs Enforcement is making ready to ship brokers to Super Bowl LX in 2026, the place Bad Bunny will headline the halftime present. The company confirmed the plan to TMZ after remarks from Corey Lewandowski, an adviser linked to the Trump administration.

Lewandowski addressed the difficulty throughout an look on “The Benny Show.” He insisted the federal government wouldn’t enable giant gatherings, even a sporting occasion of this scale, to function safety for these with out authorized standing. “There is nowhere that you can provide safe haven to people in this country illegally. Not the Super Bowl and nowhere else,” he mentioned.

The political strategist, who performed a job in each Trump’s 2016 and 2024 campaigns, additionally voiced his anger on the NFL for inviting Bad Bunny. He described the halftime choice as “shameful” and argued that many different performers may have crammed the slot. He later added, “We will find you. We will apprehend you. We will put you in a detention facility, and we will deport you. So know that that is a very real situation under this administration, which is completely contrary to what how it used to be.”

ICE echoed Lewandowski’s place in an announcement, saying, “There is no safe haven for violent criminal illegal aliens in the United States.” While officers haven’t publicly confirmed particulars, it’s believed that brokers might be stationed in Santa Clara all through the week of Super Bowl festivities, not solely throughout the sport itself.

The dialogue comes after Bad Bunny beforehand defined that he avoids performing within the U.S. as a result of he doesn’t need ICE to harass immigrant communities. Despite the pushback, the three-time Grammy winner welcomed the chance to take the stage. “What I’m feeling goes beyond myself. It’s for those who came before me and ran countless yards so I could come in and score a touchdown … this is for my people, my culture and our history,” he mentioned.