Immigrant rights advocates and labor groups will rally outside FIFA’s Los Angeles World Cup offices Wednesday to demand changes to worker credentialing policies they say could expose stadium workers and immigrant communities to immigration enforcement during the World Cup.
The demonstration will get underway at 10 a.m. Wednesday outside the FIFA Los Angeles World Cup 2026 Host Committee offices at 633 W. 5th St. in downtown Los Angeles.
Organizers include UNITE HERE Local 11, CHIRLA, LAANE, CLUE, the Fair Games Coalition, the California Immigrant Policy Center, Nikkei Progressives and Jobs to Move America.
The coalition alleges FIFA’s accreditation requirements for SoFi Stadium workers force employees to provide sensitive personal information — including Social Security numbers, home addresses, nationality and country of birth — while waiving privacy protections under California law.
Advocates said they are concerned the information could be shared with federal agencies including Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection through the Department of Homeland Security.
The delegation to FIFA offices “marks a new phase in the campaign to pressure FIFA to abandon its current accreditation system and publicly commit to protecting workers and community members from immigration enforcement tied to World Cup operations,” organizers said.
FIFA did not respond to a request for comment.
The rally follows a formal complaint filed by the ACLU of Southern California, UNITE HERE Local 11 and LAANE with the California Privacy Protection Agency and the California Department of Justice requesting an investigation into FIFA’s accreditation process.
Organizers said the coalition is demanding FIFA stop requiring workers to waive California privacy protections, end any sharing of worker information with DHS or ICE and provide greater transparency about how employee data is stored and used.
Last week, gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer joined SoFi Stadium workers and labor advocates at a rally in Inglewood calling for federal officials to investigate FIFA security policies.
“Together with UNITE HERE, I am calling on FIFA and (stadium owner) Kroenke Sports & Entertainment to publicly commit that ICE will play no role in the 2026 World Cup, that workers will receive fair wages and safe working conditions, and that organizers will help fund affordable workforce housing for the people who make these events possible,” Steyer said.
Advocates also called on Attorney General Rob Bonta to immediately investigate FIFA’s accreditation process following a complaint filed earlier this month alleging the policy violates the California Consumer Privacy Act and constitutional privacy protections for workers.
UNITE HERE Local 11 represents more than 32,000 hospitality workers in Southern California and Arizona, including workers at SoFi Stadium, BMO Stadium and hotels across the Los Angeles region.