{"id":199400,"date":"2026-02-06T07:49:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T07:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/travel-alert-issued-by-civil-rights-groups-for-florida-tourists-florida-today\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T07:49:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T07:49:06","slug":"travel-alert-issued-by-civil-rights-groups-for-florida-tourists-florida-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/travel-alert-issued-by-civil-rights-groups-for-florida-tourists-florida-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel alert issued by civil rights groups for Florida tourists – Florida Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

A travel alert was issued Feb. 4 for international tourists traveling to the United States \u201cparticularly in Florida,\u201d warning their rights, liberty and physical security could potentially be in danger.<\/a>
The warning came from a group of civil rights groups such that \u201cstrongly advised to reconsider travel to the state.\u201d
Groups involved are ACLU of Florida, Florida Immigrant Coalition, American Friends Service Committee, Family Action Network Movement and Semillas de Colombia.
This is in response to what the groups called multiple cases of tourists and U.S. citizens being detained for immigration enforcement purposes.<\/a>
\u201cFlorida is no longer a safe destination for international tourists. When federal and local agents can detain anyone at anytime without cause and without identifying themselves, everyone is at risk. International visitors must ask themselves if a soccer match is worth the risk of being kidnapped and jailed until God-knows-when, in deplorable conditions, by a secret police who is using racial profiling, judging people for how they look or their accent, and getting away with literal murder in the streets of our country,\u201d\u00a0said Tessa Petit, Executive Director of the Florida Immigrant Coalition.\u201cSuch is the state of affairs in the United States and in Florida. We urge the international community to be aware of the risks before setting foot in Florida.\u201d
The groups are especially concerned about international fans planning to travel to Florida for 2026 FIFA World Cup<\/a>, which begins in June.
Throngs of soccer fans from around the world are expected to descend on the U.S. for the various matches, including seven scheduled to be played in South Florida.<\/a>
The groups claim \u201cenforcement tactics threaten to place international fans and delegations at risk \u2014especially people of color, visitors from Latin America, Africa, and Asia, and dual-nationals who could be targeted or questioned without cause.\u201d
The advisory urges travelers to:
Mark Pieth, a Swiss attorney who chaired an oversight committee on FIFA reform, urged fans to skip the World Cup.<\/a>
\u201cThere\u2019s only one piece of advice for fans,\u201d he told the Swiss newspaper Der Bund. \u201cStay away from the USA! You\u2019ll see it better on TV anyway. And upon arrival, fans should expect that if they don\u2019t please officials, they\u2019ll be put straight on the next flight home. If they\u2019re lucky.\u201d
Sepp Blatter, the ex-FIFA president, wrote on social media, \u201cI think Mark Pieth is right to question this World Cup.\u201d
Hal Habib of the Palm Beach Post contributed to this report.<\/em>
Michelle Spitzer<\/a>\u00a0is a journalist for The USA TODAY NETWORK-FLORIDA. As the network\u2019s Rapid Response reporter, she covers Florida\u2019s breaking news.\u00a0You can get all of Florida\u2019s best content directly in your inbox each weekday day by signing up for the free newsletter, Florida TODAY, at<\/em>\u00a0https:\/\/floridatoday.com\/newsletters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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