The announcement that Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny will headline the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show has ignited a significant political and social debate, with immediate reactions ranging from excitement to strong condemnation. Following the news, Corey Lewandowski, a key figure in Donald Trump’s administration and an advisor to the Department of Homeland Security, issued a stern warning. In an appearance on “The Benny Show” on Wednesday, October 1, Lewandowski stated that United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents would be present at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on February 8, 2026. He declared, “There is nowhere you can provide safe haven to people who are in this country illegally. Not the Super Bowl and nowhere else. We will find you and apprehend you and put you in a detention facility and deport you.”

Lewandowski also expressed personal disapproval of Roc Nation’s selection, saying, “It’s so shameful they’ve decided to pick somebody who seems to hate America so much to represent them at the Halftime Show.” He advocated for choosing artists who would unite rather than separate people, despite the fact that Bad Bunny (Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio) is from Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the U.S. This notion of