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U.S. Customs and Border Protection will help with security as Miami hosts FIFA’s Club World Cup, officials announced Thursday.
As the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) prepares for the opening games of its Club World Cup, thousands of soccer fans from across the globe will converge on host cities throughout the United States, including Miami. The tournament, which pits the top soccer clubs from each continent against one another, will no doubt draw massive interest from South Florida's immigrant communities, especially with famous South and Central American teams like Club Atlético Boca Juniors from Argentina, Fluminense Football Club out of Brazil, and the Club de Fútbol Monterrey Rayados, A.C. of Mexico. But a Thursday U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) social media post has fans worried that Miami's games, which begin June 15 at Hard Rock Stadium, will be a hotspot for immigration arrests under President Donald Trump's far-reaching deportation efforts. "CBP will be suited and booted, ready to provide security for the first round of games," the Facebook announcement reads. Though CBP has provided security at past sporting events, including this year's National College Football Championship and Super Bowl, fans seem unsettled by their upcoming presence at the Club World Cup games. Read the story by @beammeup_scott at miaminewtimes.com
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