Boycotting the World Cup

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Anonymous wrote:Not so preposterous. Here in Bethesda, the park police are stopping cars and turning people over to ICE:
https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/03/11/us-park-police-ice-deporations/

These are not local police.

PP didn’t say they were.

All of the “preposterous” posts are related to the below preposterous post about local police illegally detaining a U.S. citizen and getting them deported. People who believe this myth are mentally deficient. People who spread it are ignorant.

The other DCUMers that posted news stories about federal law enforcement apparently struggle to follow along.

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Anonymous wrote:“Safety” is an illusion.

+1 Right now, as a non white US citizens, I would not even travel to some red places in the US. I'd be afraid that the local cops would find some minor reason to detain me, and who's gonna do anything about it? Even if a judge says I'm wrongfully detained, it appears that the Gestapo can just ignore the judges order.

... said the white guy.

…with a brain.

New poster. The poster did not say that he/she is afraid of being deported. The post is about being DETAINED.

Before you go on insulting that poster, do you know how many US citizens have been detained by ICE for no good reason other than looking like an immigrant per Trump's ICE policy? The numbers are in the hundreds.

If citizens have access to a lawyer or family member who can quickly produce a physical U.S. passport/birth certificate, they are often released within a few days. If not, they are SOL because of the backlogged bureaucracy, caused by Trump firing immigration judges and incentivizing detentions.

Go to the top of this page and read the original quoted statement. The fear is detention of a U.S. citizen by a “LOCAL COP.”[b]

What [b]“minor reason” could a “local cop” manufacture that would lead to an extended detention?

How does ICE get involved?

The police calls ICE.

I'm a NP, and a foreigner on a visa. I do not want to meet any police or ICE or any other law enforcement right now. My county and my state claim they do not work with ICE, but I think a police officer who isn't happy, for any reason, with someone, can tip off ICE. It's not police who detains that individual, it's ICE. This happened routinely inside DC in the fall of 2025, and explains why DC was one of the major locations for immigration arrests and detentions at that time. DC police would pick someone up for a traffic violation, or other minor matter, figure out the individual might not be legal, and call ICE to come and arrest them, and lead them away. There was an article about it in the WaPo last year. The controversy was that Muriel Bowser had not given DC police authorization to work that closely with ICE, but an investigation by WaPo found out that on the ground, that's what a lot of DC police ended up doing.

I think racism is frequently the answer to why a random police officer would do such a thing. If you're not white or African American in this country right now, with a genuine American accent... you're at risk. I will say that for once it's nice that African Americans are not the target of this new round of xenophobic insanity.

The OP was an AMERICAN CITIZEN worried about being illegally detained by local police and having to deal with the “Gestapo.”

Why can’t people here keep the facts straight?

I am a brown American whose family has been in the country for 2 generations. I worry about my son.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a brown American whose family has been in the country for 2 generations. I worry about my son.

Well, I’m pleased to inform you that the local police can’t get them deported.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am a brown American whose family has been in the country for 2 generations. I worry about my son.

Well, I’m pleased to inform you that the local police can’t get them deported.

np - I thought a lot of local police departments were getting paid to work with ICE, no?0

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Anonymous wrote:I am a brown American whose family has been in the country for 2 generations. I worry about my son.

Well, I’m pleased to inform you that the local police can’t get them deported.

np - I thought a lot of local police departments were getting paid to work with ICE, no?0

Local police are not performing immigration enforcement on the streets. The jails may have officers that have gone through some DHS training to be able to facilitate transfers of individuals with immigration detainers that have been jailed for local crimes already.

[Anonymous]

DC can't even host a World Cup. Y'all should go look at Philadelphia, they are getting the city ready for huge crowds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC can't even host a World Cup. Y'all should go look at Philadelphia, they are getting the city ready for huge crowds.

People are cancelling. FIFA just released 2,000 rooms in Philadelphia because they were not getting sold.
https://6abc.com/post/fifa-releases-2000-hotel-rooms-philadelphia-ahead-world-cup/18752417/

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Anonymous wrote:DC can't even host a World Cup. Y'all should go look at Philadelphia, they are getting the city ready for huge crowds.

People are cancelling. FIFA just released 2,000 rooms in Philadelphia because they were not getting sold.
https://6abc.com/post/fifa-releases-2000-hotel-rooms-philadelphia-ahead-world-cup/18752417/

A large part of that has to do with the economy and how much they're charging. FIFA's blatant money grab and its Peace Prize winner are combining to put a damper on what should have been an amazing event.

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Anonymous wrote:DC can't even host a World Cup. Y'all should go look at Philadelphia, they are getting the city ready for huge crowds.

People are cancelling. FIFA just released 2,000 rooms in Philadelphia because they were not getting sold.
https://6abc.com/post/fifa-releases-2000-hotel-rooms-philadelphia-ahead-world-cup/18752417/

A large part of that has to do with the economy and how much they're charging. FIFA's blatant money grab and its Peace Prize winner are combining to put a damper on what should have been an amazing event.

Whatever the excuse or reason, people are not coming to America.

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Anonymous wrote:DC can't even host a World Cup. Y'all should go look at Philadelphia, they are getting the city ready for huge crowds.

People are cancelling. FIFA just released 2,000 rooms in Philadelphia because they were not getting sold.
https://6abc.com/post/fifa-releases-2000-hotel-rooms-philadelphia-ahead-world-cup/18752417/

A large part of that has to do with the economy and how much they're charging. FIFA's blatant money grab and its Peace Prize winner are combining to put a damper on what should have been an amazing event.

Whatever the excuse or reason, people are not coming to America.

Trump will convince MAGA they like soccer and they will pack the stadiums.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DC can't even host a World Cup. Y'all should go look at Philadelphia, they are getting the city ready for huge crowds.

People are cancelling. FIFA just released 2,000 rooms in Philadelphia because they were not getting sold.
https://6abc.com/post/fifa-releases-2000-hotel-rooms-philadelphia-ahead-world-cup/18752417/

Because smart U.S. residents in host cities are using VRBO to rent their homes for exorbitant amounts.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DC can't even host a World Cup. Y'all should go look at Philadelphia, they are getting the city ready for huge crowds.

People are cancelling. FIFA just released 2,000 rooms in Philadelphia because they were not getting sold.
https://6abc.com/post/fifa-releases-2000-hotel-rooms-philadelphia-ahead-world-cup/18752417/

Because smart U.S. residents in host cities are using VRBO to rent their homes for exorbitant amounts.

Yep, the Brazil vs Haiti game is going to be a wild city-wide party that DC protestors can enjoy livestreaming. Few days later the French descend on the city for more festivities. FIFA cancelling hotel rooms just means no one is booking FIFA travel packages ie: not being hustled.

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Anonymous wrote:DC can't even host a World Cup. Y'all should go look at Philadelphia, they are getting the city ready for huge crowds.

People are cancelling. FIFA just released 2,000 rooms in Philadelphia because they were not getting sold.
https://6abc.com/post/fifa-releases-2000-hotel-rooms-philadelphia-ahead-world-cup/18752417/

Because smart U.S. residents in host cities are using VRBO to rent their homes for exorbitant amounts.

Yep, the Brazil vs Haiti game is going to be a wild city-wide party that DC protestors can enjoy livestreaming. Few days later the French descend on the city for more festivities. FIFA cancelling hotel rooms just means no one is booking FIFA travel packages ie: not being hustled.

Hopefully you’re not actually this deluded irl. America is a toxic brand right now. Tourism was plummeting before Trump started committing war crimes and sending ICE to the airports. And who knows what his next Epstein deflection will be. But none of this is going to attract foreigners. They will go to Canada and Mexico.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DC can't even host a World Cup. Y'all should go look at Philadelphia, they are getting the city ready for huge crowds.

People are cancelling. FIFA just released 2,000 rooms in Philadelphia because they were not getting sold.
https://6abc.com/post/fifa-releases-2000-hotel-rooms-philadelphia-ahead-world-cup/18752417/

Because smart U.S. residents in host cities are using VRBO to rent their homes for exorbitant amounts.

Yep, the Brazil vs Haiti game is going to be a wild city-wide party that DC protestors can enjoy livestreaming. Few days later the French descend on the city for more festivities. FIFA cancelling hotel rooms just means no one is booking FIFA travel packages ie: not being hustled.

Hopefully you’re not actually this deluded irl. America is a toxic brand right now. Tourism was plummeting before Trump started committing war crimes and sending ICE to the airports. And who knows what his next Epstein deflection will be. But none of this is going to attract foreigners. They will go to Canada and Mexico.

You’re wishing so hard for this to happen. It won’t. The WC will bring in billions.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DC can't even host a World Cup. Y'all should go look at Philadelphia, they are getting the city ready for huge crowds.

People are cancelling. FIFA just released 2,000 rooms in Philadelphia because they were not getting sold.
https://6abc.com/post/fifa-releases-2000-hotel-rooms-philadelphia-ahead-world-cup/18752417/

Because smart U.S. residents in host cities are using VRBO to rent their homes for exorbitant amounts.

Yep, the Brazil vs Haiti game is going to be a wild city-wide party that DC protestors can enjoy livestreaming. Few days later the French descend on the city for more festivities. FIFA cancelling hotel rooms just means no one is booking FIFA travel packages ie: not being hustled.

Hopefully you’re not actually this deluded irl. America is a toxic brand right now. Tourism was plummeting before Trump started committing war crimes and sending ICE to the airports. And who knows what his next Epstein deflection will be. But none of this is going to attract foreigners. They will go to Canada and Mexico.

I'm sorry you think people are going to stay home and post about Israel and the USA. But no one is skipping a world cup game for that.

[Anonymous]

I think attendance will be way lower than anticipated. But I don’t think it will be due to a boycott, per se. I think brown people will actually be afraid to come here. No fans are more committed than soccer fans, but they have their limits. And they would be much safer catching a match in Canada or Mexico.

I have been watching hotel rates, just out of curiosity. They are starting to come down and plenty of rooms available.