NBC News reported last week that federal officers and agents who arrest immigrants as part of their work with ICE may be at World Cup matches.

The Department of Homeland Security is offering its personnel to local police departments and federal agencies to provide extra security around the perimeters of games, similar to its role at the Super Bowl and the Kentucky Derby, two DHS officials said, adding that ICE officers and agents providing security won’t be checking spectators or employees for immigration status.

So far, it’s unclear whether any departments or agencies are taking ICE up on the offer. On Monday, Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts said ICE has offered resources from a “public safety perspective,” but his city and its police department haven’t “engaged in any such discussions” with the agency.

And, he said, “I have no information suggesting that ICE is going to be present in an immigration enforcement capacity.”

Asked whether street vendors outside matches should be concerned if they don’t have legal status, a DHS spokesperson said they should.

“Yes, people who are unlawfully in the United States and have no legal status should voluntarily depart and pursue legal entry the same way millions of people around the world do every single year,” the spokesperson said. “That is how immigration law works.”

DHS said international visitors legally in the U.S. for the games “have nothing to worry about.”

A chill among vendors

Josue, who has been selling sizzling, bacon-wrapped hot dogs for a year and a half at events across the country, said the World Cup presents a big business opportunity.

“Generally, we plan to make 2,000 [dollars] every game,” he said — a major jump from the typical $200 he earns a night selling outside SoFi Stadium or the nearby Kia Forum.