India, May 8 -- US Vice President JD Vance has become the target of backlash for suggesting - albeit jokingly - that tourists who come to the United States for the FIFA World Cup will be deported if they overstay their visas. According to CNBC, Vance's offensive remarks were made during a World Cup task force meeting, which was also attended by US President Donald Trump.

The United States is co-hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will take place next year in the US, Canada and Mexico. The quadrennial soccer tournament is a big tourist draw - in 2022, for example, more than 1 million people travelled to Qatar to watch the matches.

United States authorities say that while they are gearing up to welcome tourists to the country, they wan...