Milan Anti-ICE Protests LIVE Protestors Clash With ICE Agents Winter Olympics

2026-02-09T0:08:08+00:00

Why is ICE even there in a foreign country?

Lovie777

(23,755 posts)

1. WTF.................

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 08:09 PM

Feb 2026

IronLionZion

(51,561 posts)

2. Indeed

Reply to Lovie777 (Reply #1)

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 08:09 PM

Feb 2026

yourout

(8,880 posts)

3. Europeans recognize fascism far better than US citizens because. .

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 08:11 PM

Feb 2026

They once lived under it.

buzzycrumbhunger

(2,166 posts)

4. WTAF?!

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 08:12 PM

Feb 2026

Why is ICE even there?!!!

What an embarrassment we are…

Wiz Imp

(10,446 posts)

5. Those aren't ICE agents. - They are local Italian Police.

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 08:15 PM

Feb 2026

There are no ICE agents on the ground in Italy.

yourout

(8,880 posts)

8. That we know of.

Reply to Wiz Imp (Reply #5)

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 08:34 PM

Feb 2026

Wiz Imp

(10,446 posts)

9. It's a Fact! There are no ICE agents on the ground in Italy. It is nonsensical to think there would be.

Reply to yourout (Reply #8)

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 08:45 PM

Feb 2026

They have zero jurisdiction outside the US and the Italian Government could and would kick them out if they showed up. My God, some people here seem determined to proved that people on the left can see insane conspiracies everywhere just as much as MAGAs can.

paleotn

(22,757 posts)

11. Oh really.

Reply to Wiz Imp (Reply #9)

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 09:28 PM

Feb 2026

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

Wiz Imp

(10,446 posts)

14. Yes. Really.

Reply to paleotn (Reply #11)

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 10:50 PM

Feb 2026

What part of this dont you understand?

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), a unit within ICE that focuses on cross-border crimes, is who is in Italy.

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

HSI officers are separate from the ICE arm at the forefront of the immigration crackdowns currently being undertaken in U.S. cities — known as Enforcement and Removal Operations — and there is no indication ERO officers are being sent to Italy.

"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.

Italy's Interior Ministry says that the HSI investigators will be stationed at a control room in the U.S. Consulate in Milan, working in a support role with other U.S. law enforcement agencies.

Agents from HSI are commonly stationed in embassies around the world to facilitate their investigations and build relations with local law enforcement in those countries. They conduct investigations into anything that has a cross-border element to it, from human smuggling to fentanyl trafficking to smuggling of cultural artifacts.

https://www.newsweek.com/italy-issues-update-ice-role-winter-olympics-11435664

Italy has issued an update regarding its security plans for the 2026 Winter Olympics, emphasizing that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will have no role "on the ground."

Italy's Interior Ministry said in a statement that ICE's investigative body—and "not the operational arm of the agency"—would work only within U.S. diplomatic offices, such as the U.S. Consulate in Milan.

"All security operations on Italian territory remain, as always, under the exclusive responsibility and direction of the Italian authorities," the ministry said.

paleotn

(22,757 posts)

17. A unit within ICE is ICE, no?

Reply to Wiz Imp (Reply #14)

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 10:02 AM

Feb 2026

paleotn

(22,757 posts)

12. Granted. But ICE is there.

Reply to Wiz Imp (Reply #5)

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 09:29 PM

Feb 2026

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

Not there in their usual capacity of course, but perhaps the Italian authorities are keeping ICE safe and not letting the local Milan populace do a Mussolini on their asses. I'd pay to watch that.

Wiz Imp

(10,446 posts)

16. What part of this don't you understand??

Reply to paleotn (Reply #12)

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 10:56 PM

Feb 2026

https://www.newsweek.com/italy-issues-update-ice-role-winter-olympics-11435664

Italy has issued an update regarding its security plans for the 2026 Winter Olympics, emphasizing that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will have no role "on the ground."

Italy's Interior Ministry said in a statement that ICE's investigative body—and "not the operational arm of the agency"—would work only within U.S. diplomatic offices, such as the U.S. Consulate in Milan.

"All security operations on Italian territory remain, as always, under the exclusive responsibility and direction of the Italian authorities," the ministry said.

Agents who are part of the investigative arm of ICE, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), are present in over 50 countries and have been in Italy for a number of years

ICE has had a continuous presence in Italy for years, probably for decades.

paleotn

(22,757 posts)

18. And not welcome anymore.

Reply to Wiz Imp (Reply #16)

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 10:03 AM

Feb 2026

Point? How long they've been there isn't relevant.

Captain Zero

(8,954 posts)

6. Seems like Italy could tell them to leave

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 08:20 PM

Feb 2026

Butch Cassidy: "Who are those guys?"

If they aren't ICE.

IronLionZion

(51,561 posts)

7. At Winter Olympics, protest over cost and ICE ends in clash with police

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 08:22 PM

Feb 2026

The melee underscored the opposition of a small-but-vocal segment of protesters as the Winter Games unfold, with passions also inflamed by revelations late last month that agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were being sent to Italy on a routine deployment to assist with Olympic security.

On Saturday, thousands of protesters shouting slogans and holding signs including “ICE out” and “Defend Minneapolis” gathered at Milan’s Piazzale Medaglie D’Oro for a march that was intended to end in the vicinity of the main Olympic Village.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2026/02/07/protests-winter-olympics-italy/

Wiz Imp

(10,446 posts)

10. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), a unit within ICE that focuses on cross-border crimes,

Reply to IronLionZion (Reply #7)

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 09:08 PM

Feb 2026

is who is in Italy.

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

HSI officers are separate from the ICE arm at the forefront of the immigration crackdowns currently being undertaken in U.S. cities — known as Enforcement and Removal Operations — and there is no indication ERO officers are being sent to Italy.

"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.

Italy's Interior Ministry says that the HSI investigators will be stationed at a control room in the U.S. Consulate in Milan, working in a support role with other U.S. law enforcement agencies.

Agents from HSI are commonly stationed in embassies around the world to facilitate their investigations and build relations with local law enforcement in those countries. They conduct investigations into anything that has a cross-border element to it, from human smuggling to fentanyl trafficking to smuggling of cultural artifacts.

https://www.newsweek.com/italy-issues-update-ice-role-winter-olympics-11435664

Italy has issued an update regarding its security plans for the 2026 Winter Olympics, emphasizing that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will have no role "on the ground."

Italy's Interior Ministry said in a statement that ICE's investigative body—and "not the operational arm of the agency"—would work only within U.S. diplomatic offices, such as the U.S. Consulate in Milan.

"All security operations on Italian territory remain, as always, under the exclusive responsibility and direction of the Italian authorities," the ministry said.

Agents who are part of the investigative arm of ICE, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), are present in over 50 countries and have been in Italy for a number of years

paleotn

(22,757 posts)

13. ICE is ICE.

Reply to Wiz Imp (Reply #10)

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 09:35 PM

Feb 2026

What they're doing there is irrelevant. Who they are is the point. I'm with the protestors. Off with their heads!!!

Wiz Imp

(10,446 posts)

15. {sigh}

Reply to paleotn (Reply #13)

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 10:52 PM

Feb 2026

paleotn

(22,757 posts)

19. Of course there's no ERO units in Italy. That's NOT MY POINT!!!! Jeebers!!!

Reply to Wiz Imp (Reply #15)

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 10:11 AM

Feb 2026

There are DHS functions in Italy that fall under ICE in the org chart. What they do is fucking irrelevant. How long they've been there is fucking irrelevant. Italians don't want them there. I don't blame them. Why is that so fucking hard for you to understand?

You're getting so hung up in minor details, making sure EVERYONE'S t's are crossed and i's are dotted, that you're losing the entire point. The US has become so fucking toxic, that anything that is even remotely related to DHS, ICE, virtually the entire US government is fair game for protests.

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