ICE will send agents to support security at the Olympic Games in Italy, but negative reactions are increasing following the incidents in Minneapolis.

The American immigration agency, ICE, has announced that it will send agents to support security operations during the Winter Olympics in Italy, starting February 6. This decision has generated alarm and outrage in Italy, especially after two fatal shootings in Minneapolis involving ICE officers. The mayor of Milan, Beppe Sala, stated that the agents are not welcome in the city, emphasizing that "this is a militia that kills." ICE has assured that all security operations remain under Italian authority and that they will not carry out immigration enforcement actions outside the U.S. Despite these assurances, negative reactions have increased, and Italian Interior Minister Matteo Pantedosi stated that ICE agents will not operate on national territory. Critics from the political opposition have highlighted the government's silence as evidence of subordination to the U.S. The mayor of Milan added that the presence of ICE agents does not align with Italy's democratic values.