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submitted 12 hours ago by Reannlegge@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

A report from Amnesty International on human rights and the World Cup warned last week about the potential for protests if "the U.S. team is drawn to play in Canada in later rounds and ICE personnel are deployed to provide security."

Must be great to be a high school drop out who wants to see the world and play cops and robbers.

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[-] 0li0li@lemmy.world 21 points 11 hours ago

Sorry, but what the fuck is ICE doing in another country, at a sporting event? It's not like they could arrest anyone or have any power, right?

[-] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 3 points 7 hours ago

the agency's Homeland Security Investigations branch work with Canadian partners on joint investigations involving narcotics, weapons smuggling and human trafficking.

“HSI special agents do not conduct operational activities in Canada, such as making arrests or executing search warrants," the spokesperson said.

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