Advocacy groups issued a travel advisory on April 23, warning that visitors travelling to the US for the 2026 World Cup may face arbitrary detention or deportation, among other human rights abuses, Reuters reported. 

The warning, which came less than two months before the sporting event kicks off in Mexico, was signed by dozens of groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union and the NAACP.

The event will take place against a backdrop of widespread immigration crackdown by the Trump administration and the erosion of federal protections for racial minorities and members of the LGBTQ community.