The logistical and security arrangements in the U.S. host cities have sparked international reactions and criticism, amid calls from some football fans to boycott the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The US administration plans to review more than 55 million foreigners holding valid US visas, a significant expansion of ongoing efforts to curb what it describes as abuses of the legal immigration system.

Germany’s new chancellor Friedrich Merz plans to tighten immigration by suspending family reunification for Syrians with subsidiary protection, amid far-right pressure and support for Syria’s reconstruction.

Under intense political pressure from far-right parties, European governments are outdoing each other in introducing tough anti-immigration measures.

The Trump administration will revoke temporary legal status from potentially more than half a million migrants who entered the US legally under a Biden-era program.