Tag: Immigration
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World Cup attendees from Africa, South Asia denied visas to Canada
*screenshot from CTV site featuring news article
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Dispatch from Los Angeles: World Cup Opening Weekend
by: NOlympics LA (originally published here) Friday, June 12. In the hours before the first FIFA World Cup game in “Los Angeles,” aka the City of Inglewood, Inglewood’s Market Street was closed to car traffic so that locals (and a trickle of fans who took Metro and then walked to the stadium) could enjoy the…
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FIFA Fails to Red Card U.S. Immigration Policy
On June 6, 2026, Iraq forward Aymen Hussein was detained for almost seven hours by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. After hours of questioning, undergoing “additional inspection”, and having his […]
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Black Alliance for Peace Calls On International Community to Boycott the 2026 World Cup Games Scheduled for the United States
by: Black Alliance for Peace The Black Alliance for Peace published the following press release on May 29, 2026. Learn more about the group on their website or Instagram. For Immediate Release Contact: communications@blackallianceforpeace.com (201) 292-4591 May 28, 2026 — The Black Alliance for Peace’s North-South Project for People(s)-Centered Human Rights (the Project) raised the…
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Public Commentary on the Political Immigration Crisis at the FIFA Congress in Vancouver
Canada’s denial of entry to officials from the Palestinian and Iranian football bodies for the FIFA Congress meeting in Vancouver on April 30th has invoked widespread anger. A team of Canadian researchers and organizers, including World Cup Watch’s Carolyn Prouse, published a piece, Canada’s FIFA exclusion of Palestinians and Iranians reveals a lethal double standard,…