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Argentina Sends U.S. List of 35,000 Banned Fans Ahead of World Cup Matches
Argentina transmitted a database of 35,000 individuals barred from soccer stadiums to U.S. authorities. The list includes 13,000 parents behind on child support payments.
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Argentina has transmitted a list of 35,000 individuals barred from soccer stadiums to U.S. authorities ahead of its national team's matches on American soil. The database includes 13,000 parents who owe child support. Argentine officials sent the data to the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, and other international agencies.
The list originates from Argentina's Tribuna Segura program, which began in Buenos Aires in 2016 and became a national system in 2018. Stadium entrances scan national identity documents to identify people wanted by police or otherwise prohibited from attending matches.
Argentine officials added thousands of parents delinquent on child support to the database on May 13. The full list reached U.S. law enforcement on June 11.
"Those who are delinquent on child support payments will no longer be allowed to enter the stadiums," an Argentine security official said. " From 2023 to 2025, the Tribuna Segura database flagged more than 1,100 people with outstanding arrest warrants across more than 1,300 matches, Argentine officials said.
A U.S. law enforcement expert described the list as a potential tool for locating individuals with warrants at sporting events, provided U.S. courts approve its use.
