FIFA boss Infantino enlisted Trump adviser to secure work permit for undocumented maid: sources
Global soccer boss Gianni Infantino and his inner circle tapped the Trump administration to secure a work permit for his Nicaraguan housekeeper after the White House scrapped her legal status, sources have told The Post.The embattled FIFA president enlisted a politically connected adviser to intervene with federal immigration officials on behalf of 33-year-old Yajarlin del Socorro Fernandez, whom the soccer body had continued employing for months after her work authorization was revoked, according to leaked documents, audio recordings, and three sources with direct knowledge of the matter.An internal FIFA letter obtained by The Post confirms Fernandez remained employed by the soccer organization through October 2025 — more than four months after the Trump administration revoked her permission to work in the US, according to two government sources familiar with her immigration file.“This is to confirm that Yajarlin del Socorro Fernandez was employed by FIFA (Americas), Inc.from 1 August 2024 to 31 October 2025.
Ms.Fernandez worked on a full-time basis,” reads the letter signed by Faviana Urdaneta, FIFA’s People & Culture business partner in Miami.FIFA and Infantino did not respond to The Post’s detailed questions about the arrangement.Fernandez landed a coveted C11 parole work authorization under Kristi Noem’s Department of Homeland Security in January 2026, despite Trump moving to ax the humanitarian scheme for her nation a year earlier.The backdoor maneuver followed a move by the Swiss-Italian sports suit’s inner circle to use an allegedly false address, rather than list the residence where she was actually living and working for Infantino and his family.Infantino’s wife, Leena, originally tapped Fernandez for that job before she had even obtained an initial work permit, two sources said.
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