Italy is furious that "A militia that kills" is performing security at the Olympics

[mysteryowl]

Milan mayor says agents ‘not welcome’ in co-host city and Italy can take care of security itself.

A unit of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will have a security role in the Winter Olympic Games in Italy, sparking uproar and petitions against the deployment.

Sources at the US embassy in Rome confirmed a statement from ICE, the agency embroiled in a brutal immigration crackdown in the US, saying that federal agents would support diplomatic security details during the Milan-Cortina Games but would not run any enforcement operations.

The statement said: “At the Olympics, ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is supporting the US Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service and host nation to vet and mitigate risks from transnational criminal organisations.

“All security operations remain under Italian authority.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/27/italy-ice-security-role-winter-olympics

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ICE role at the Winter Olympics prompts fury in Italy
It isn't unusual for Homeland Security Investigations to work on such marquee events abroad. But the division's affiliation with ICE has sparked anger in Italy.

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/italy/ice-role-winter-olympics-prompts-fury-italy-rcna256087

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Italian officials voice outrage at the presence of U.S. ICE agents at the 2026 Olympics

A growing number of Italian politicians are pushing back against a plan for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to help provide security at the Milan Winter Olympics.

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/27/nx-s1-5690100/winter-olympics-ice-agents-milan-italy

[Lovie777]

1. Apparently, Italian higher ups approved it.................

but apparently did not discuss this approval with the mayor.

Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy, is a RWer.

[HAB911]

2. stop whining, ITALIAN OFFICIALS

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do something about it

[mysteryowl]

3. Who? The Italians I am assuming.

[HAB911]

4. LOL, yes the Italians that are whining

[Prairie Gates]

6. The Italian government in power is all for it: Meloni, Piantedosi, and Attilio Fontana

(President of Lombardy).

The complaints here are coming from Milan's mayor, who has no power to stop the actions of the national or regional government, like, say, a Dem mayor of a city in a GOP state.

That said, you're absolutely right that the Italian people should do something, and probably will.

[mysteryowl]

7. Okay

[niyad]

14. Perhaps you could have made that clear? Your post could be taken

to be attacking the OP.

[HAB911]

21. Sorry, but I don't agree

what could the poster of the OP possible do in that regard? Nothing in fact, unless the poster is an Italian official.

[niyad]

22. wow.

[HAB911]

24. I fixed it just for you

[niyad]

25. Thank you. Greatly appreciated.

[travelingthrulife]

18. It's good that they are mad. It might help them get rid of their right wing menace.

She set it up, let her take the heat.

[Initech]

23. Italy has a Putin approved fascist leader too.

Not sure if they will do anything.

[Prairie Gates]

5. Translation of Milan's Mayor's statement here

https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=3606396

[MLWR]

8. Europeans and especially Italians should boycott the games.

[angrychair]

9. This doesn't make any sense

Ice are not trained for security details, they are border agents. It's not the same thing, same concerns or mission.
That is why organizations like the secret service and diplomatic security services at State exist.
This operation would be lead by the SS, not the gestapo.

[Clouds Passing]

10. He's jealous of others having vastly superior athletics to him so he's gotta ruin it for them.

[littlemissmartypants]

13. ETTD

[Clouds Passing]

15. Had to look it up. He must be the Grim Reaper incarnate.

[GiqueCee]

11. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

... has NO business exerting influence outside our borders, and near zero support here, for that matter. It's just the Orange Butterball throwing its weight around to try and control everything everywhere. It thinks it rules the world.
Satan, Sweetie, Baby, Cookie, Honey, it's time to call your fat, feral monstrosity home. Use a Big Mac as a lure. Works every time.

[ms liberty]

12. This is clearly NOT in ICE's purview., but the fascists are trying to rebrand ICE as an SS type of outfit

That is the only reason to take them on an international trip, IMO.
Editing to add, SS ostensibly as in Secret Service, but a hat tip to the Gestapo.

[AllyCat]

16. Just arrest them when they go through customs.

[BattleRow]

17. Crickets from the Pope....

[travelingthrulife]

19. Why are you dissing the Pope? He has been doing and saying some very good things.

[Daddy J]

20. Boycott Olympic Broadcasters

We need to quick-start a campaign to boycott Winter Olympics broadcaster NBC & others. Any company who supports ICE in any way must be shamed for ‘sleeping with the enemy’.

[Luz]

26. Maybe they want to make sure no American athletes

decide to defect