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120+ Rights Groups Issue World Cup Travel Advisory for U.S.

The warning raises pressure on FIFA to secure binding protections from U.S. hosts.

The New York/New Jersey's FIFA World Cup 2026 logo is revealed during the kickoff event in Times Square in New York City, U.S., May 18, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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TSA agents screen passengers as travelers wait for passenger screening at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint inside the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California on March 23, 2026.
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Overview

  • The ACLU, Amnesty and more than 120 groups issued the advisory Thursday, warning World Cup visitors to use caution in the United States.
  • They cite risks such as denial of entry, phone and social media searches, racial profiling and protest limits, and in detention facilities reports of inhumane treatment with 32 deaths in 2025 and at least 14 so far in 2026.
  • The coalition urges FIFA, host cities and the U.S. government to give binding guarantees, while FIFA points to human-rights policies but offers no specific safeguards.
  • DHS says visitors who follow visa rules should have no issues, ICE’s chief said in February the agency will be a key part of tournament security, and the White House and travel industry dismiss the warning as political and harmful to workers.
  • Existing U.S. travel bans and visa-bond rules could block fans from countries such as Iran, Haiti, Ivory Coast and Senegal, and the groups advise travelers to secure devices, review rights resources and set up emergency alerts.