MLS commissioner defends ban on ‘political’ signage at games amid Ice crackdown

• Don Garber says he sympathizes with those that are impacted'

• Teams mostly silent on Ice while fans face bans

MLS commissioner Don Garber defended the league's ban on political signage from fan groups but said that teams are allowed to make political statements in a press conference with reporters before the MLS All-Star game on Wednesday evening.

Asked by the Guardian US to comment on protests and statements from MLS supporters' groups against Immigration Customs Enforcement (Ice) and the federal government's broader immigration crackdown, Garber said that the league's primary concern is keeping games safe for fans to attend. The commissioner said that ensuring fan groups do not unveil displays that are political in nature is part of that goal.