ICE agents will have a security role at Milan-Cortina Olympics, US sources say
ICE agents set for security role at Winter Olympics
- US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will have a security role at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Italy, according to sources at the US embassy.
- Federal ICE agents will be supporting diplomatic security details during the event.
- Their involvement will not include any immigration enforcement operations.
- Controversy has surrounded the deployment of ICE agents in the US following multiple incidents in recent weeks.
- US citizens Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti were shot dead by ICE agents in Minnesota just two weeks apart, leading to widespread fury across the US.