US EditionICE agents to have security role at Winter Olympics in Italy: Report
ICE's Homeland Security Investigations will assist U.S. diplomatic security at the Winter Olympics by vetting transnational threats, with all operations under Italian authority.
- 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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KMPHUS ICE agents to support security at Milan Winter Games, sources confirm
Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala warned that ICE would not be welcome in his city.
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.
Agents of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will secure the upcoming Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, according to information provided to local media by sources from the US Embassy in Rome, reports AP.
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