US EditionICE agents to have security role at Winter Olympics in Italy: Report
- On February 6 to 22, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will have a security role at the Milan‑Cortina Winter Olympics, supporting U.S. security operations, AFP and embassy sources reported.
- Domestic ICE deployments under President Donald Trump have sparked protests, intensified by the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, both 37, fueling debate in Italy.
- ICE described the role as HSI supporting the DSS to vet transnational threats and said agents would not conduct immigration enforcement abroad.
- Italian officials have publicly downplayed ICE's role, with Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala rejecting their presence and Attilio Fontana, president of Lombardy, limiting their role to monitoring U.S. officials Monday.
- RAI's footage in Minneapolis preceded the confirmation of ICE's Olympic role, amid conflicting Italian reports about agent travel that prompted the U.S. embassy in Rome to clarify past federal support for Diplomatic Security Service.
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Milan mayor says ICE security 'not welcome' at Winter Olympics
The mayor of Milan, Italy, has said Immigration and Customs Enforcement is “not welcome” at the Winter Olympics early next month after reports confirmed the U.S. agency will provide extra security at the games. Upon learning the news, Mayor Giuseppe Sala criticized ICE over its role in two fatal shootings in Minnesota this month. “This is a militia that kills,” he said in an Italian radio interview. “It’s clear that they are not welcome in Milan…
Immigrant forces are supposed to support the US State Department's security service, and this is a serious criticism in Italy.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will contribute to security at the Winter Olympics in Italy next month. The agency has confirmed reports in the Italian media. The exact nature of the deployment is not yet clear. ICE's Criminal Investigation Division (HSI) will assist host country Italy and the U.S. State Department's Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) at the Games to "assess and mitigate the risks posed by international crimina…
VIDEO - US Immigration Police (ICE) officers will be deployed to Italy for the Olympic Winter Games in order to "support" the diplomatic security service of the US State Department, "as well as the host country", the agency announced.
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