“A coalition of more than 120 US-based civil society groups on Thursday issued a travel advisory ahead of the upcoming FIFA Men’s World Cup over what the ACLU called the “deteriorating human rights situation” in the United States amid the Trump administration’s deadly anti-immigrant crackdown, suppression of free speech, and more. Citing the ‘absence of meaningful action and concrete guarantees from FIFA’—world soccer’s governing body—’host cities, or the US government,’ the coalition published a warning urging ‘fans, players, journalists, and other visitors traveling to and within the United States” for the tournament to “have an emergency contingency plan.’ The US, Canada, and Mexico are jointly hosting the tournament, which is set to kick off with group stage matches in Mexico City and Guadalajara on June 11 and Los Angeles and Toronto the following day. …”
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NY Times/The Athletic: World Cup visitors to U.S. ‘vulnerable to serious harm’, civil rights organisations warn
CBS: Rights groups warn World Cup visitors over US travel