The US government is planning to use the controversial US immigration agency ICE at the Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italy. This was reported by the news agencies AP and AFP, citing the US Embassy in Rome. The aim should therefore be to support the security service of the US State Department. In addition, the authority will Italy to “assist in mitigating risks posed by transnational criminal organizations.”
The immigration authorities emphasized that the operation in Italy was completely independent of the procedure in US states. ICE “of course” does not carry out immigration checks in other countries.
For the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics On February 6th, US Vice President JD Vance and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced their presence. US President Donald Trump is not expected to arrive. The presence of ICE officers should be limited to the security of US politicians. Security measures would remain subject to Italian authority, an ICE spokesman told the AFP news agency.
The mayor of Milan, Giuseppe Sala, rejects an ICE operation. “This is a militia that kills,” he told Italian radio station RTL 102.5. “It is clear that they are not welcome in Milan, there is no doubt about that.”
Trump puts ICE officers in the USA to take action against illegal immigration. The brutal crackdown, particularly the cases of Renée Good and Alex Pretti in the city of Minneapolis, has sparked protests across the country. The authorities’ actions are also in focus in Europe.
