ICE to Aid US Security at Milano-Cortina Games, Prompting Italian Backlash

ICE says its Homeland Security Investigations unit will support US security operations for the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, working with the State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service and host nation authorities to vet transnational criminal threats while keeping operations under Italian control; the move has drawn criticism from Italian politicians who say ICE should not operate in Italy, though ICE stresses it is not conducting immigration enforcement overseas.