Rome, Feb 4, 2026 (AFP) - ICE agents have no operational police role in Olympics: Italy

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2026-02-04

Agents from the divisive US immigration enforcement agency ICE will have no operational role in the Winter Olympics, Italy's interior minister said Wednesday, two days before the Milan-Cortina Games open. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) -- which is separate from the department carrying out the US immigration crackdown -- will operate within US diplomatic missions only and "are not operational agents" and "have no executive function",......

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