4/7/2025–|Last update: 02:11 (Mecca time)
On Thursday, 90 organizations called on the International Football Association (FIFA) To pressure the US administration led by the president Donald Trump In order to reflect immigration policies, which consider them to pose severe human rights risks in World Cup 2026.
This came in a message sent by dozens of organizations, including “Human Rights WatchTo the President of the International Football Association Gianni Infantino.
After assuming the presidency, Trump stressed the immigration policies in an unprecedented manner, making a plan to deport millions of irregular immigrants, and made a controversial decision to prohibit the entry of 12 citizens to the United States, in addition to other measures.
These policies have sparked a wave of legal criticism, amid warnings of their economic and social effects.
FIFA’s joint message warned of risking and becoming a “public relations tool to polish violations” by President Trump’s administration.
The message also called on the United States government to retract immigration policies that are “the rights of fans, players, journalists and societies hosting.”
“The exclusion of the world from the 2026 World Cup is not just a bad decision on the commercial level, but also contradicts the strategy related to human rights and relevant obligations, which have been adopted since I advanced US By offering it to host the 2026 World Cup with Canada Mexico in 2018 ″.
Rights Watch addressed FIFA last May, calling for information about FIFA steps to ensure “the US government allows players, fans and journalists from all over the world to attend the 2026 World Cup.”
Rights Watch FIFA also asked about the steps he can take for advocacy for “changes in policies in line with international human rights, FIFA regimes and human rights policy.”
The organization pointed out that FIFA’s response came on June 3 “without dealing with any of the issues raised by Human Rights Watch effectively.”
“If FIFA learns that there are potentially harmful effects on human rights … we will be involved with the relevant authorities.”