Federal Group will supervise security and logistics of the international event; Paralympic Games will also be contemplated
United States President Donald Trump (Republican) signs this Thursday (5.2025) an executive order to create a White House task force dedicated to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, California. The federal initiative focuses on the safety and logistics of the international sports event. The information is from the newspaper The New York Times.
The task force will coordinate preparations for the Olympic Games, scheduled for July 2028, followed by the Paralympic Games in August of the same year, according to the newspaper.
The (United States Department of Internal Security) classified the Olympics as a special national security event, a designation that allows you to coordinate protection plans with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the secret service and other federal agencies.
The federal group should collaborate with Los Angeles authorities, although the level of proximity to this cooperation is not yet defined. The Californian city is managed by Democrats and the Trump administration has tense relationships with leaders from all over the southern region of California, which was the target of immigration operations that began in June.
Los Angeles currently faces a budget crisis, aggravated by 2 forest fires in January, which destroyed thousands of residences in Pacific Palisades and Altadena.
The organization of Olympic Games requires extensive preparations to receive thousands of athletes and tourists. Despite the challenges, Los Angeles representatives claimed to be confident.
The 2028 Games will mark the first time a US city will host the Olympics since Atlanta in 1996, when a bomb exploded in the centenary Olympic Park, hurting several people.
Los Angeles has already hosted the Olympics earlier in 1932 and 1984. The 2028 competitions will be held in places distributed throughout the southern California, including Long Beach, Inglewood, Carson and Arcadia. At least 2 events, slalom canoeing and softbol will be held outside California in Oklahoma City.
An order of temporary restriction prohibited federal agents to make immigration arrests in the region without probable cause. Los Angeles, along with several other cities, filed a lawsuit seeking to interrupt these operations.
