Topline
ICE agents will reportedly be used as security officers during next month’s Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games, but the Italian city’s mayor said the “militia” group is not welcome as the agency is under fire for the killing of two people in Minneapolis.
Key Facts
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents “would support diplomatic security details and would not run any immigration enforcement operations” at the Olympics, according to the Associated Press.
ICE said in a statement to AFP security operations for the Olympics would “remain under Italian authority.”
Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala rejected ICE’s presence, referring to the U.S. agency as a “militia that kills” in an interview with RTL Radio, saying they are a “militia that enters into the homes of people, signing their own permission slips. It is clear they are not welcome in Milan, without a doubt.”
Crucial Quote
“Can we say no to Trump, just this once? ICE Officers shouldn’t come to Italy because they are not aligned with our democratic way of managing security,” Sala told the radio station.
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This is a developing story and will be updated.
