People In Italy Held A Huge Protest Against The US Sending ICE To The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Italy clarified ICE agents will only work in the US Consulate in Milan, not on the ground.

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People in Italy have held a huge protest after news broke that the US would send Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy in February.

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed on Tuesday, Jan. 27 that officers from a unit within ICE would support the department’s Diplomatic Security Service and Italian authorities “to vet and mitigate risks from transnational criminal organizations.”

Italy clarified ICE agents will only work in the US Consulate in Milan, not on the ground.

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