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ICE is conducting raids across the country, tearing families apart, deporting thousands, without due process, and holding an unprecedented number in inhumane detention centers, including on military bases. The host cities of the upcoming World Cup are among the most heavily impacted \u2013 with cities like Los Angeles and Chicago facing extreme surveillance, National Guard deployment and immigration enforcement activity. The Trump administration actions threaten our communities and tourists-fans alike \u2013 and FIFA has unique leverage to push for change not to whitewash and capitulate.\u201d \r\n\r\n\u201cThis tournament should be about celebrating unity and our connection to the world \u2013 but by giving President Trump trophy instead of a red card, FIFA risks becoming a stage for authoritarianism.\u201d "}}],"drupal_node_id":"","email":"media@aclu.org","phone":"(212) 549-2666","address":{"address_1":"125 Broad Street","address_2":"18th Floor","city":"New York","state":"NY","zip_code":10004,"country":"United States"},"pgp_public_key":"","issues":[46507,46511],"press_releases_related_to_cases":"","spokesperson":[1330],"related_affiliates":"","related_content_documents":"","related_content_publications":""},"yoast_head":"\nAmerican Civil Liberties Union<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ACLU Warns FIFA Risks Becoming Stage For Authoritarianism As President Trump Awarded Inaugural \u201cPeace Prize\u201d | American Civil Liberties Union\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/press-releases\/aclu-warns-fifa-risks-becoming-stage-for-authoritarianism-as-president-trump-awarded-inaugural-peace-prize\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"American Civil Liberties Union\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@aclu\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/press-releases\/aclu-warns-fifa-risks-becoming-stage-for-authoritarianism-as-president-trump-awarded-inaugural-peace-prize\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/press-releases\/aclu-warns-fifa-risks-becoming-stage-for-authoritarianism-as-president-trump-awarded-inaugural-peace-prize\",\"name\":\"ACLU Warns FIFA Risks Becoming Stage For Authoritarianism As President Trump Awarded Inaugural \u201cPeace Prize\u201d | American Civil Liberties Union\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-05T20:56:26+00:00\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/press-releases\/aclu-warns-fifa-risks-becoming-stage-for-authoritarianism-as-president-trump-awarded-inaugural-peace-prize\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/\",\"name\":\"American Civil Liberties Union\",\"description\":\"The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union \u2014 beyond one person, party, or side. 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