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Wiz Imp

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22. Um. The Winter Olympics are in Italy.

Sat Jan 31, 2026, 01:25 PM

Jan 31

ICE has no immigration authority outside the US. The ICE people supposedly going to the Winter Olympics will not be doing immigration enforcement.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ice-italy-olympics-hsi-9.7067299

The ICE agents deployed to Italy for the Milano-Cortina Games will have a different role from the one seen in immigration crackdowns in the U.S., officials have stressed.

"Obviously, ICE does not conduct immigration enforcement operations in foreign countries,″ the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in a statement Tuesday.

"At the Olympics, ICE's Homeland Security Investigations is supporting the U.S. Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service and host nation to vet and mitigate risks from transnational criminal organizations. All security operations remain under Italian authority."

ICE has been present at major sports events in both the U.S. and abroad in the past, including at previous Olympic Games, as part of international partnerships related to human trafficking and drug trafficking, Jason Houser, who served as ICE chief of staff under former U.S. president Joe Biden, said in an interview with Reuters.

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ICE at the Winter Olympics and Super Bowl [View all] Chasstev365 Jan 31 OP

Read My Lips: Trump does not compromise. Trump LIES. Always. Joinfortmill Jan 31 #1

But, but, JBTaurus83 Jan 31 #2

A strike can start by walking out of every sports event where ICE shows up MLWR Jan 31 #4

Agreed JBTaurus83 Jan 31 #5

The super bowl is generally attended by Bettie Jan 31 #17

Um. The winter olympics are in Italy. Wiz Imp Jan 31 #20

I wasn't addressing the olympics Bettie Jan 31 #21

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), a unit within ICE that focuses on cross-border crimes, Wiz Imp Jan 31 #23

I still expect there to be some major incident Bettie Jan 31 #24

🙄🥱 Wiz Imp Jan 31 #25

Hey, if you think they are "just good people doing their jobs" Bettie Jan 31 #26

You need to improve your reading comprehension Wiz Imp Jan 31 #28

I was thinking more JBTaurus83 Feb 1 #35

How many illegal immigrants will be attending either event? FakeNoose Jan 31 #3

There could be undocumented individuals working at those venues fargone Jan 31 #8

The various employers are required by law to check their new hires' IDs FakeNoose Jan 31 #12

There's often a number of carts selling hot dogs and such dickthegrouch Jan 31 #29

Um. The Winter Olympics are in Italy. Wiz Imp Jan 31 #22

All the more the reason to suspect the presence of foreigners! DFW Feb 1 #36

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Soon ICE will be powerful enough.... OGBuzz Jan 31 #11

The crowds orangecrush Jan 31 #31

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That would work if he had Bettie Jan 31 #18

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Dah female Jessie Owens. GreenWave Jan 31 #33

Will they be chanting their favorite tune? "Just Following Orders". Ping Tung Jan 31 #10

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And they are so clumsy that they'll get caught. Again. Dave Bowman Jan 31 #27

Change the story often enough and no one knows what to believe dickthegrouch Jan 31 #30

Agree! bluestarone Jan 31 #32

Anyone who compromises with him is complicit Grim Chieftain Jan 31 #14

Hey, Chuck Seinan Sensei Jan 31 #16

Compromise on Constitutional rights? yellow dahlia Jan 31 #34