The chaotic scene earlier than the Copa América remaining between Argentina and Colombia at Hard Rock Stadium in Florida over the weekend resulted in 27 arrests and 55 ejections.
Colombia’s soccer federation president, Ramón Jesurún, 71, and his son had been amongst these arrested by regulation enforcement on Sunday, however in line with a brand new report, at the very least 11 individuals taken into custody had been additionally unlawful immigrants.
Police officers detain a fan of Colombia in the course of the CONMEBOL Copa América 2024 Final match between Argentina and Colombia at Hard Rock Stadium on July 14, 2024 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
The New York Post reported completely on Tuesday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement has at the very least 11 circumstances on maintain, which means they’re requesting to take the 11 people into custody if they’re launched by native regulation enforcement.
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Among the migrants taken into custody had been two Colombian nationals, Luis Beltran Martinez and Elkin Mayorga. According to the Post, they had been each charged with battery on a regulation enforcement officer and trespassing. Mayorga was additionally reportedly charged with disorderly intoxication and resisting an officer with violence.
Citing Internal Homeland Security paperwork, the Post reported that Mayorga entered the nation illegally in March 2022 alongside the Arizona border and was arrested, however he was launched with a monitoring gadget simply days later.
A 3rd Colombian nationwide, Argemiro Rodriguez, was additionally arrested on Sunday on a lesser cost of interference with a sporting or leisure occasion and resisting with out violence. According to the Post’s reporting, he crossed the Arizona border illegally in October 2021, however he was launched a month later for being chubby.
Elkin Mayorga, left, and Argemiro Rodriguez had been arrested on Sunday earlier than the Copa América remaining. (Miami-Dade corrections)
Miami-Dade corrections data on-line confirmed that Rodriguez and Mayorga’s circumstances had been on maintain for immigration.
COLOMBIA SOCCER PRESIDENT RAMÓN JESURÚN ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY FIGHTING SECURITY AT COPA AMÉRICA FINAL
Sunday’s recreation was delayed by greater than an hour after regulation enforcement mentioned that “unruly” followers with out tickets tried to pressure their well past safety to enter the stadium. Miami-Dade Police mentioned that along with harm to the stadium, regulation enforcement, “harmless patrons” and stadium personnel had been injured in the course of the huge unrest.
“Despite these in depth security measures, quite a few unruly followers not in possession of tickets made quite a few makes an attempt to breach the stadium gates, in addition to to bypass safety verify factors for the security of all attendees,” an announcement from police learn. “These actions created a safety concern for the tens of 1000’s of followers who had gathered to peacefully take pleasure in this historic recreation, in addition to our regulation enforcement personnel. In addition, in depth harm to stadium property occurred in addition to accidents to stadium personnel, regulation enforcement officers, and harmless patrons. As a end result, a swift regulation enforcement response was prompted, and several other people had been arrested and plenty of extra ejected from stadium grounds for the security and safety of all attendees.”
Fans attempt to enter the stadium amid disturbances previous to the CONMEBOL Copa América 2024 Final match between Argentina and Colombia at Hard Rock Stadium on July 14, 2024 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
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Police mentioned 27 individuals had been arrested and 55 had been ejected from the stadium grounds. More than 800 regulation enforcement members from a number of businesses had been dispatched to the occasion.
Hard Rock Stadium launched an announcement on Tuesday revealing plans to reevaluate its protocols.
“As we do following all main occasions, we are going to consider the protocols and processes in place throughout all elements of stadium operations. We stay grateful for the regulation enforcement officers and stadium employees who labored to prioritize the security of all attendees regardless of the unprecedented scale of aggressive and illegal conduct on show from a subset of unruly followers.”
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