The Senegal team is searched on the track upon arriving in the USA; journalist reports approach Demonstrations of Donald Trump's government's harsh immigration policy during the World Cup have already begun, with national team searches and visas denied. In neighboring Mexico, on the other hand, the reception has been the opposite, with celebrations and fans. ✅ Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp On Monday (8), upon arriving in the United States, the Senegal team underwent a rigorous review before even arriving at immigration. The screening was carried out on the runway at Houston International Airport, in Texas. The players and members of the delegation were searched, one by one, with metal detectors and luggage inspection (see the video above). Only after the inspection was the Senegalese team allowed to enter the airport terminal and continue their journey to their training center. The North American government had not commented, until the last update of this report, on the reasons for the magazine. But the case was not the only one so far. The same happened with the Belgium team, which was subjected to a search with metal detectors even on the soles of their shoes upon arrival in Chicago this Tuesday (9). see below. Belgian player Kevin de Bruyne is searched upon the arrival of the Belgium national team to the United States, in Chicago, on June 9, 2026. Reproduction/ Social networks Also on Monday, Somali referee Omar Artan, scheduled to work at the soccer World Cup, was denied entry into the United States by the Trump administration, after hours of interrogation upon arriving in North American territory. Artan, who would be the first Somali to referee a World Cup match, had a valid visa, according to the Somali Federation. The Uzbekistan team and delegation wait at the bus door when they disembark in New York to play a friendly against the Netherlands, on June 8, 2026. Reproduction/ Social networks The Uzbekistan team was welcomed in Chicago with sniffer dogs when they arrived for a friendly match against the Netherlands, also on Monday. The country's delegation complained after the episode and reported having had all their luggage searched and waiting for hours standing under the strong sun for release. The coach of the Uzbekistan national team, Fabio Cannavaro, criticized the magazine and, to the North American press, said that "it was the first time in my life that I had to go through this", he said. Mexico welcomes with party In contrast to the USA, Mexico "opens the doors" to the World Cup In Mexico, the first receptions had the opposite story. The Spanish team was welcomed with music bands, dancers and flags when they arrived on Monday in the city of Puebla, where they played a friendly against Peru on Monday night. In a post on its social networks, the Spanish football team's channel thanked the reception. "Thank you for such a special welcome, friends," said the publication (see below). Spanish team is welcomed with a party in Mexico Toughening of migration policy Now on g1 In addition to having tightened the United States' immigration policy since taking power at the beginning of last year, Donald Trump's government has also adopted even stricter measures due to the 2026 World Cup. One of them was the expansion of visa and travel restriction decrees from 19 to 39 countries. Nations such as Haiti, Iran, Somalia, Sudan and Mali suffer from partial or total suspensions in the issuance of short-stay tourist visas. Washington also expanded the range of foreign citizens who would have to pay a deposit to acquire a visa to enter the country, in order to prevent fans and members of delegations from remaining in the United States illegally after the World Cup. Citizens of around 50 countries considered "at risk" were required to post refundable deposits of US$5,000, US$10,000 or US$15,000 to obtain a visa.