There are no planned ICE enforcement operations during Super Bowl week in the Bay Area, according to NFL leaders and law enforcement.
Some of the Bay Area’s top law enforcement leaders gathered Tuesday, wrapping up 18 months of planning to keep Super Bowl weekend safe.
“There are no planned ICE or immigration enforcement operations that are scheduled around the Super Bowl or any of the Super Bowl-related events,” said NFL Chief of Security Cathy Lanier.
Lainer said she is “confident” of no enforcement.
“Department of Homeland Security, who’s been our partner for more than 20 years now, is made up of more than 20 different departments, will send a variety of different agencies. It does not include ICE. There is no ICE deployed with us at this level, and I don’t believe there has been in the last several but most of the other departments are proposed,” she said.
Additionally, there is a host of state, local and federal law enforcement in the Bay Area.
“Our collective security planning and preparation has been deliberate and layered, focused on countering a wide array of threats,” Jeff Branigan, the lead federal coordinator for the Department of Homeland Security, said. “We’ve shared intelligence, ensured the introduction of key countermeasures and shored up our emergency response capabilities, while remaining flexible and adaptable. In the days ahead, there will be a significant increase in federal personnel, including federal law enforcement, across the region.”
Brannigan said that the NFL has been working with the Department of Homeland Security on Super Bowl security in some fashion for 20 years.
Authorities urged attendees to see something and say something, but noted there are no credible threats for the game.
Security in the Bay Area is “multilayered,” according to Lanier.