Overview
- Cathy Lanier said there are no planned ICE enforcement actions this week targeting fans around Super Bowl events.
- Lanier added that ICE is not operating with the NFL for the game.
- The Super Bowl will be held Sunday in Santa Clara at the San Francisco 49ers’ stadium.
- Her clarification follows last year’s indication from DHS adviser Corey Lewandowski that operations were envisioned around the final.
- Concern over potential deployments has grown after heavily armed ICE teams were used in multiple cities and two U.S. citizens were killed during a January operation in Minneapolis.