Staff Reports
The NFL’s decision to put Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny on the Super Bowl LX halftime stage has lit a fire under patriots and law-and-order Americans alike, with the game set for February 8, 2026 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. What should have been a unifying, all‑American moment instead became a political lightning rod the moment the announcement dropped.
Bad Bunny himself has openly admitted he avoided U.S. tour dates because he feared Immigration and Customs Enforcement showing up at his concerts, even recounting witnessing an ICE action in Puerto Rico. That admission made his Super Bowl booking controversial from the start, and it underscored how politicized entertainment has become.
Now we have a concrete enforcement response: Corey Lewandowski, an adviser to the Department of Homeland Security, told a national audience that ICE will be present and active at the Super Bowl, promising that illegal aliens will not find safe haven at the event. When your entertainment choices invite security concerns, the people running Homeland Security have a duty to step in and do their job.
Lewandowski has been publicly identified as advising DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, and his blunt vow to deploy enforcement at the halftime show reads like a message from an administration serious about law and order. If the NFL thought it could pick and choose which American laws applied inside its tent, that illusion has been shattered by officials who answer to the American people, not to woke corporate bosses.
Conservatives should be clear-eyed about what this moment represents: a major American institution caving to cultural signaling while millions of citizens pay the price for open‑border chaos. Lewandowski’s characterization that the league picked someone who “seems to hate America” may sting, but it captures the frustration of everyday Americans who watch the NFL trade patriotism for publicity.
This is a welcome reminder that enforcing the law is not optional, and that public events must prioritize safety and national sovereignty over virtue signaling. Americans who value borders, security, and common sense ought to applaud DHS and ICE for making plain that federal law will be enforced, even at the most televised moments. If the NFL wants to keep its audience and its credibility, it should remember who pays the bills and respect the rule of law going forward.
