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Longtime Trump advisor Corey Lewandowski warned Wednesday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will be present at the 2026 Super Bowl after singer Bad Bunny was scheduled to perform at the halftime show.
"There is nowhere you can provide safe haven to people who are in this country illegally," Lewandowski said on "The Benny Show." "Not the Super Bowl and nowhere else. We will find you and apprehend you and put you in a detention facility and deport you. Know that is a very real situation under this administration, which is contrary to how it used to be."
The three-time Grammy Award winner has frequently criticized ICE raids and ICE agents, going so far as to plan no U.S. dates on his latest tour out of fear of fans being detained by law enforcement.
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Corey Lewandowski criticized the NFL for choosing Bad Bunny to perform at the Super Bowl. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
"But there was the issue of — like, f---ing ICE could be outside [my concert]. And it’s something that we were talking about and very concerned about," he told i-D last month.
Lewandowski, who serves as an advisor to the Department of Homeland Security, also called out the NFL for selecting a performer as polarizing as Bad Bunny.
Latin music artist Bad Bunny said in a new interview that he doesn't have U.S. tour dates on his latest tour because he doesn't want ICE raids at the events. (Jamie McCarthy / Getty Images)
"It’s so shameful they’ve decided to pick somebody who seems to hate America so much to represent them at the Halftime Show," Lewandowski said. "We should be trying to be inclusive, not exclusive. There are plenty of great bands and entertainment people who could be playing at that show that would be bringing people together and not separating them."
He concluded, "If there are illegal aliens, I don’t care if it’s a concert for Johnny Smith or Bad Bunny or anybody else. We’re going to do enforcement everywhere. We are going to make Americans safe. That is a directive from the president. If you’re in this country illegally, go home."
Fox News Digital reached out to representatives for Bad Bunny for comment.
Bad Bunny attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025, in New York City. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)
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When reached for comment, a DHS spokesperson reiterated, "There is no safe haven for violent criminal illegal aliens in the United States."
Lindsay Kornick is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to [email protected] and on Twitter: @lmkornick.
