"Last week, the US Department of Homeland Security confirmed to The New York Times that ICE would accompany a US delegation to the Games. They would, according to a statement attributed to DHS assistant secretary for public affairs Tricia McLaughlin, be working with a State Department team "to vet and mitigate risks from transnational criminal organizations" and not to conduct immigration enforcement."
"Still, following the recent shooting deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good at the hands of US immigration agents, Italians were upset over ICE's presence. Milan's mayor, Giuseppe Sala, went so far as to tell a local radio station that agents were " not welcome " in the city. Other Italian officials weren't as unequivocal. Italy's interior minister, Matteo Piantedosi, claimed he knew nothing about ICE's presence in Milan but stressed that he saw nothing wrong with it. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a frequent Trump ally, has thus far remained silent."
With days remaining before the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, the presence of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with a US delegation has provoked public outcry and protests in Milan. The Department of Homeland Security said ICE will accompany the delegation to vet and mitigate risks from transnational criminal organizations and will not carry out immigration enforcement. Italian responses were mixed: Milan's mayor opposed ICE, the interior minister said he was unaware but saw no issue, and the prime minister has not commented. Hundreds protested in Piazza XXV Aprile. Italian law enforcement will provide more than 6,000 personnel while ICE protects the US contingent.
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