Soccer Fans Fear Being Targets of U.S. Immigration Raids

June 8, 2025

Mehdi Taremi, an Iranian soccer player, posing with fans after Iran defeated Qatar in a World Cup qualifier on Thursday. Iran, the first team from Asia to qualify for the World Cup, is on a list of 12 countries that President Trump banned from travel to the United States.Credit...Karim Jaafar/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images