Monday, April 27, 2026

Travel Warning Issued Ahead of FIFA World Cup

More than 120 organizations issued a travel warning for the United States on Thursday, telling those who want to visit for the FIFA World Cup to use caution amid the Trump administration's heightened immigration enforcement measures.

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US groups issue travel warning for foreign visitors. "A coalition of more than 120 US-based civil society groups on Thursday issued a travel advisory ahead of the upcoming FIFA World Cup over what the ACLU called the 'deteriorating human rights situation' ... " www.commondreams.org/news/world-c ...

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-- Progressive News Service (@prognews.bsky.social) Apr 23, 2026 at 9:55 PM

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... With World Cup games set to take place in 11 U.S. cities, attracting visitors from across the globe, the groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Reporters Without Borders, said visitors should use caution.

"While the Trump administration's rising authoritarianism and increasing violence pose serious risks to all, those from immigrant communities, racial and ethnic minority groups, and LGBTQ+ individuals have been and continue to be disproportionately targeted and affected by the administration's policies and, as such, are most vulnerable to serious harm when traveling to and/or within the United States," the warning read. ...



#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-23 08:35 PM

The world seems to be noticing.

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-23 08:35 PM

Related?

New York hotel bookings are showing no sign of World Cup boost
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... New York's hotel industry has spent years dreaming of this year's FIFA World Cup as a cash cow that will fill the city with free-spending visitors. But seven weeks before kickoff, hoteliers are increasingly worried about the lack of a tournament bump.

City hotels have sold just 18% of available rooms between June 13, date of the first match at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium, and July 19, when the venue hosts the World Cup final. The comparable figure this time a year ago was 26%, according to data compiled by CoStar Group Inc. earlier this month. ...


#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-23 08:45 PM

Who in their right mind would want to visit the USA as a tourist while the demented loser is still in the White House? Gee. I think next year we should visit North Korea.

#4 | Posted by moder8 at 2026-04-23 08:57 PM

@#4 ... Who in their right mind would want to visit the USA as a tourist while the demented loser is still in the White House? ...

FIFA and hotels seem to be finding out...

Of course, that may beg the question, will FIFA schedule future events in the US?

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-23 09:09 PM

*** Only One Stupid Foreigner Has Bought a Trumpf Million Dollar "Gold Card" Visa ***

"Only one idiot has been approved so far for Dummkopf Trumpf's "Gold Card" Visa program granting foreigners US residency for a US$1 million fee, sycophantic Commerce Secretary Howard Nutlick sniveled.

Nutlick didn't reveal the identity of the applicant who had been approved. He said in testimony to a US House committee that applications for the visa from "hundreds" more foreigners are under review."

Link: Nothing works for Dummkopf Trumpf

#6 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-23 09:17 PM

My country, my country, your dalliance with MAGA is quite possibly going to make America much worse, for a long time...
I do have to admit though that democracy means even the fascists get a vote, and if they prevail...the end of democracy is the result.

#7 | Posted by Hughmass at 2026-04-28 06:45 AM

I predict the watch parties in arenas, cinemas and sports stadiums world-wide will be fun events, with high attendance and lots of cheering. Sights and sounds from those events can be broadcast onto the jumbotrons in the various US stadiums where World Cup games will be played, to give the competing teams a sense of playing in front of their fans, nearly all of which will remain at home, so as to avoid (a) being turned away at the border (b) being shaken down by hotels, transportation systems, parking attendants, restaurants, etc., and (c) being confronted by American Football fans who will swear up and down that Soccer is not a real game and its popularity is exaggerated...

#8 | Posted by catdog at 2026-04-28 03:02 PM

@#5 ... Of course, that may beg the question, will FIFA schedule future events in the US? ...

Especially if the DHS is using those events to track down and deport people with a skin color they do not like.

#9 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-28 08:54 PM

FIFA President Infantino has demanded a full motorcade, and to be "Treated like the Pope" on his upcoming visit to Vancouver this week.

#10 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-04-28 09:00 PM

Well, there will surely be a large tv audience for some of the matches, especially the one in June with Iran, but not because people care about "football", it will be the controversy and the ugliness of anything that Trump gets his greedy hands on.

#11 | Posted by Hughmass at 2026-04-29 06:49 AM

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