Man With Ties to IRGC Tried to Enter US With Iran Soccer Team, Says DHS Secretary

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin grasps a rubber ball while testifying before the House Committee on Homeland Security during a hearing on the Fiscal 2027 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security, in Washington, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. AP Photo/Cliff Owen

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Sunday that an individual with ties to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attempted to enter the United States with the Iranian soccer team during the World Cup.

“When we started doing the research on him, he had only been put in place since 2022, and we didn’t allow him to board the plane,” Mullin told Fox News on Sunday, referring to the individual who had ties with the IRGC.