{"id":2231476,"date":"2024-04-27T09:53:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T13:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/high-schoolers-soccer-game-canceled-after-apparent-african-migrants-refuse-to-leave-the-field\/"},"modified":"2024-04-27T09:56:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T13:56:37","slug":"high-schoolers-soccer-game-canceled-after-apparent-african-migrants-refuse-to-leave-the-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/high-schoolers-soccer-game-canceled-after-apparent-african-migrants-refuse-to-leave-the-field\/","title":{"rendered":"High school soccer match postponed as African migrants decline to exit field"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhigh-schoolers-soccer-game-canceled-after-apparent-african-migrants-refuse-to-leave-the-field%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2231476&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A youth soccer game in East Harlem, New York, \u200bwas canceled after\u2064 migrants refused to leave\u200d the field, causing \u2062a delay and eventual cancellation of the match between the Manhattan Kickers and FA\u2063 New York. The incident highlights tensions\u2063 surrounding\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-flees-podium-without-answering-questions-after-delivering-remarks-in-delaware-video\/\" title=\"Biden Flees Podium without Answering Questions After Delivering Remarks in Delaware (VIDEO)\">immigration policies<\/a>\u2062 and safety concerns on\u2062 public sports fields. The cancellation of \u200ba\u2062 youth soccer game in East Harlem, New York, due to migrants \u2062refusing to vacate\u200c the field underscores tensions related to immigration policies and safety issues on public sports grounds.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>    <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/nshekhovtsova\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/nshekhovtsova\/%20\"><span>Nikol Shekhovtsova<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   April 27, 2024 at 5:29am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>A youth soccer match scheduled at a public field in East Harlem, New York, was abruptly canceled when a group of migrants refused to vacate the field.<\/p>\n<p>The Manhattan Kickers, a 17-year-old boys travel team, were geared up for a match against FA New York at Thomas Jefferson Park on April 14, but the game was delayed and ultimately canceled after 30 grown men took over the field and refused to leave, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/04\/20\/us-news\/nyc-high-school-soccer-game-canceled-after-group-of-about-30-migrants-refuse-to-leave-the-field-even-after-cops-showed-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI directly asked them to leave and some of them kind of took it into consideration, but then four or five of them said, \u2018You know what, f*** it, we don\u2019t have to leave, we can do whatever we want,\u201d Kickers coach Erik Johansson said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Post, the men had limited English proficiency and appeared to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hundreds-african-immigrants-flock-ny-city-hall-complain-living-conditions-not-expecting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">migrants<\/a> from various African countries.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the effort to defuse the situation, police officers on the scene demanded to see the city permit from the club team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you show up with two teams in uniform, a ref and two coaches, usually nobody is asking to see your permit,\u201d Johansson said.<\/p>\n<p>By the time his assistant managed to send over the Kickers\u2019 permit, the game was already delayed by 30 minutes, and the boys did not feel safe, according to the Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven when the game is over, you don\u2019t know if they\u2019re waiting for you, so even if the cops kicked them out, it may not be over. So we just all agreed, this is too dangerous,\u201d Johansson said.<\/p>\n<p>The coach, originally from Sweden \u2014 a country that has also faced a substantial increase in immigration \u2014 said confrontations like these on sports fields were not uncommon there.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Is illegal immigration at crisis levels in America?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI have seen this before, I know how bad it can get,\u201d Johansson said.<\/p>\n<p>Maud Maron, whose son is on the team, told the Post, \u201cIt\u2019s so frustrating that the guys who refused to follow the rules won.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said it is one of the signs New York is becoming \u201clawless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the U.K.\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13332685\/new-york-city-youth-soccer-game-canceled-migrants.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>, the city has welcomed more than 175,000 migrants and is housing about 67,500 of them, with a policy of limiting their stay in shelters to 30 days to manage overcrowding.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, has complained about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-administration-hides-truth-job-market-need-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden administration\u2019s<\/a> handling of the surge of immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are exceptionally proud of the dignity and respect we\u2019ve been able to provide these migrants, as well as everyone else in our care, but, make no mistake, New York City should have never been left largely on its own to manage this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/panama-official-say-terrorists-are-trying-to-enter-u-s-through-southern-border-disguised-as-migrants\/\" title=\"Panama official say terrorists are trying to enter U.S. through southern border disguised as migrants\">national humanitarian crisis<\/a>,\u201d mayoral spokeswoman Amaris Cockfield told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2024\/04\/16\/new-african-immigrants-nyc-rally-equitable-services\/73347294007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a> on April 16.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we have said repeatedly, the federal government needs to finish the job they started by providing an immediate pathway to work for the tens of thousands of migrants they let into this country,\u201d Cockfield said.<\/p>\n<p>Adams has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/content\/getstuffdone\/pages\/asylum-seeker-update\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">projected<\/a> that New York \u2014 which has been a \u201csanctuary city\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/united-states\/2024\/03\/07\/is-new-york-rethinking-its-sanctuary-city-status\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">since 1989<\/a> \u2014 will allocate $12 billion over the next three years to manage the surge of migrants.<\/p>\n<p>This funding is going toward establishing large-scale emergency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sanctuary-city-paradise-tuberculosis-found-chicago-migrant-shelters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shelters<\/a>, leasing hotels and delivering various government services to the migrants.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13316193\/african-migrants-new-york-city-hall-protest-anti-blackness.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>, in the same week the soccer game was canceled, more than 1,000 migrants \u2014 largely from Haiti and Guinea \u2014 convened outside a City Council oversight hearing focused on the experiences of black migrants.<\/p>\n<p>They gathered to demand additional aid, improved shelter conditions and work permits.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. 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She received a Master of Laws degree in Privacy and Emerging Tech Regulation from the George Washington University Law School. She concurrently serves as an intern at the Secretary&#8217;s Department at the International Monetary Fund, where she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unimaginable-tragedy-suspected-drunken-driver-veers-into-childrens-birthday-party-killing-siblings\/\" title=\"Unthinkable Tragedy: Drunk Driver Crashes into Kids' Birthday Party, Fatally Injuring Siblings\">gains firsthand experience<\/a> in the realm of international finance and policy.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Nikol Shekhovtsova is a dedicated journalist reporting on the forefront of current events in national and local politics, cultural issues, and foreign policy at The Western Journal. She received a Master of Laws degree in Privacy and Emerging Tech Regulation from the George Washington University Law School. She concurrently serves as an intern at the Secretary&#8217;s Department at the International Monetary Fund, where she gains firsthand experience in the realm of international finance and policy. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Youth soccer match in East Harlem, New York canceled as migrants refuse to leave. 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