ICE Agents to Patrol Super Bowl as NFL Picks Anti-ICE Halftime Performer Bad Bunny

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00:00ICE agents to patrol Super Bowl as NFL picks anti-ICE halftime performer Bad Bunny.

00:06Department of Homeland Security senior advisor Corey Lewandowski says ICE will be at the Super Bowl

00:11as the NFL faces scrutiny over Bad Bunny's halftime slot.

00:15Bad Bunny has been outspoken in his opposition to ICE policies

00:18and previously vowed not to perform in the United States during President Trump's first term.

00:24Honestly, I can't risk the safety of my fans like that.

00:27Mainland America just doesn't feel necessary to me anymore, he said at the time.

00:32I've already performed there many times.

00:35Fans in the U.S. have had plenty of chances to see me perform live.

00:39In an interview with ID Magazine last month,

00:41Bad Bunny raised concerns about potential enforcement actions at his events.

00:46But there was the issue of, like, ICE could be outside.

00:51And it's something that we were talking about and very concerned about, he said.

00:55In a statement issued Sunday following the league's announcement, he said,

00:59What I'm feeling goes beyond myself.

01:01It's for those who came before me and ran countless yards so I could come in and score a touchdown.

01:06This is for my people, my culture, and our history.

01:10Lewandowski addressed the matter during an appearance with host Benny Johnson on Wednesday,

01:15making clear that ICE will have a presence at the game.

01:18There is nowhere that you can provide safe haven to people in this country illegally.

01:24Not the Super Bowl and nowhere else, Lewandowski said.

01:27We will find you.

01:29We will apprehend you.

01:30We will put you in a detention facility.

01:32And we will deport you.

01:34He also criticized the NFL for its choice of entertainment.

01:38It's so shameful that they've decided to pick somebody who just seems to hate America so much

01:43to represent them at the halftime game, the commentator said.

01:47Reflecting on last year's game, Lewandowski noted that he had attended the Super Bowl in Louisiana

01:52alongside President Donald Trump.

01:55Lewandowski added that the league could have gone in another direction with its selection.

02:00The NFL has not publicly responded to criticism of its choice of halftime performer.

02:05With ICE operations confirmed for the event,

02:07the intersection of entertainment and enforcement is set to be a prominent backdrop at this year's Super Bowl.

02:13The game will take place under heightened security as federal authorities prepare

02:17for one of the largest annual gatherings in the country.