A major U.S. government decision is set to impact the game-day experience at Super Bowl LX, where the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks are preparing to meet at Levi’s Stadium. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will conduct enforcement operations at Super Bowl LX, a move confirmed by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) special employee Corey Lewandowski during an interview back in October last year.

“There is nowhere that you can provide safe haven to people who are in the country illegally, not the Super Bowl, not anywhere else,” Corey Lewandowski said on The Benny Show on October 1. 

Although Lewandowski, who also served as a longtime adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, did not explain how the immigration enforcement operation would work at Super Bowl LX, he made one thing clear: enforcement “will be everywhere.” Such a scenario might threaten to overshadow the on-field action. 

Lewandowski also stressed that the move is a “directive from the president” and will not be paused for Super Bowl LX. 

But tensions have already been rising nationwide with protests against ICE having intensified on January 7 after Renee Good died after agent Jonathan Ross shot her for blocking a road in Minneapolis. Since then, a growing “No ICE at Super Bowl” movement has gained traction, with more than 150,000 people having signed petitions urging the NFL to keep federal agents out of Levi’s Stadium.

Despite the backlash, DHS leadership has signaled it will not back down, with Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin Yoho stating the agency has no plans to alter its Super Bowl security role.

“DHS is committed to working with our local and federal partners to ensure the Super Bowl is safe for everyone involved, as we do with every major sporting event, including the World Cup,” Yoho said recently in an interview with TMZ Sports. “Our mission remains unchanged. We will not disclose future operations or discuss personnel.”

“Super Bowl security will entail a whole of government response conducted in-line with the U.S,” Yoho added. “Constitution. Those who are here legally and are not breaking other laws have nothing to fear.”

So, while most fans are focused on the quarterback face-off between Patriots’ Drake Maye and Seahawks’ Sam Darnold, ICE is expected to maintain a visible presence at Levi’s Stadium. At the same time, Corey Lewandowski criticized the NFL’s choice of halftime entertainment, targeting Latin rapper Bad Bunny.

That criticism follows Bad Bunny’s earlier announcement that he would skip the United States entirely during his 2025–2026 tour, citing concerns that ICE could raid concert venues. 

“The issue of, like, f–king ICE could be outside [my concert]. It’s something that we were talking about and very concerned about,” Bad Bunny had mentioned in September last year.

So far, the NFL has not released an official statement explaining how the increased ICE presence will affect stadium entry or whether the league has coordinated specific security protocols with federal authorities. However, Bad Bunny’s involvement in Super Bowl LX appears to have played a role in another major development surrounding the event.

The controversy isn’t limited to law enforcement, as the choice of halftime performer has drawn criticism from the highest office, leading to President Trump making a pointed decision about his own attendance.

Donald Trump has decided not to attend Super Bowl LX

Last year, Donald Trump became the first sitting president of the United States to attend a Super Bowl when he showed up at Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. This year, however, Trump said to The New York Post that he will not attend Super Bowl LX in California. He noted that Levi’s Stadium is “just too far away” while also criticizing Bad Bunny and Green Day, who are expected to perform at Super Bowl LX.

“I’m anti-them,” Donald Trump said in an Oval Office interview with The New York Post on January 23. “I think it’s a terrible choice. All it does is sow hatred. Terrible.”

Donald Trump’s stance on the Super Bowl LX performers does not come as a surprise. In 2024, both Green Day and Bad Bunny publicly supported former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Bad Bunny has also remained an outspoken critic of Trump and has suggested that his Super Bowl LX performance will carry a deeper message. In a recent trailer for his Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show, Bad Bunny even promised that “the world will dance,” and added that “what I’m feeling goes beyond myself.”

As for Green Day, the band’s frontman, Billie Joe Armstrong, has also never hidden his feelings about Trump. During a recent performance of the band’s 2004 hit ‘American Idiot’ at the Kia Forum, Armstrong once again changed the song’s lyric from “I’m not a part of a redneck agenda” to “I’m not a part of the MAGA agenda.” It was a direct reference to Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan.

Alongside Bad Bunny and Green Day, American singer-songwriter Charlie Puth will perform the national anthem at Super Bowl LX. While the Patriots and Seahawks prepare for the biggest game of the year, the looming presence of ICE has created an unprecedented and tense backdrop for Super Bowl LX, leaving fans, performers, and the league in uncharted territory.