Italian Leaders Condemn ICE Homeland Security Investigations Role at Milan Olympics Despite U.S. Assurances
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U.S. Embassy officials say ICE agents—specifically Homeland Security Investigations—are expected to support U.S. diplomatic security details at the 2026 Milan‑Cortina Winter Olympics and will not carry out immigration enforcement, a security-assistance role HSI has filled at past Games. The plan has provoked strong pushback from Italian leaders — Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala declared ICE "not welcome," while Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi and other officials stressed uncertainty about the composition of U.S. security teams and insisted ICE will not operate on Italian territory, even as responses from national figures varied in tone.
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