(KRON) -- With the San Francisco Bay Area coming off the back of hosting a successful Super Bowl LX, attention is now turning to this summer's FIFA World Cup. With the notable lack of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity at last Sunday's game -- despite Trump administration threat s to the contrary -- questions are being raised about the controversial agency's presence at World Cup matches in June and July. Levi's Stadium, which played host to the Super Bowl, is set to host six matches in this summer's global tournament. There was no sign of ICE enforcement at the 71,000-capacity venue during American sports' showpiece fixture between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. Bay Area suburb tops list of safest cities in California for 2026 But this week during testimony to Congress, the question of ICE's involvement in the World Cup was put to the agency's acting head, Todd Lyons. Rep. Nellie Pou, a Democrat who represents New Jersey's ninth district, where seven World Cup matches including the final will be played, grilled the acting director during Tuesday's testimony. "My district will host the World Cup matches and hundreds of thousands of visitors will come. Visitors' confidence is plummeting and jeopardizing the World Cup," Pou said. "Mr. Lyon, will ICE commit, will you commit to ensure that pausing its operations at FIFA World Cup and other FIFA-sanctioned public events?" "ICE, specifically homeland security Investigations, is a key part of the overall security apparatus for the World Cup," Lyons replied. "We're dedicated to ensuring that operation and to ensuring the safety of all participants and visitors." "ICE is dedicated to ensuring that everyone who visits the facilities will have a safe and secure event," Lyons added. The question of ICE at World Cups has loomed large in recent weeks. Beyond the specter of ICE potentially being present at the Super Bowl, senior figures in European politics and sport have raised the question of boycotting the World Cup in the U.S., in part over ICE enforcement activities in Minnesota, and in part due to President Donald Trump's saber rattling about taking over Greenland. However, the president walked back some of his more inflammatory rhetoric on Greenland in Davos last month. This week, Trump's border czar Tom Homan announced that the immigration crackdown in Minnesota had ended. Late last year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection filed a proposal asserting that fans coming to the World Cup, including from close allies like the UK, France, Germany, and South Korea, would face in-depth reviews of their social media history. The 2026 FIFA World Cup, which is being co-hosted by Canada and Mexico, is set to get underway on Thursday, June 11. The first match at Levi's stadium will see Qatar take on Switzerland on Saturday, June 13. The Associated Press contributed to this report. ...read more read less