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Demonstrators in Milan protest ICE unit at Winter Olympics
Hundreds protested ICE's limited advisory security role at Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics amid concerns over human rights and ICE's enforcement record, organizers said.
- Hundreds gathered in Milan on Jan. 31 to protest ICE assistance ahead of the Winter Olympics, which begin Feb. 6.
- Images of violent encounters in Minneapolis mobilized demonstrators, who cited Minneapolis incidents and ICE's domestic enforcement record as fueling human-rights concerns, with Bruna Scanziani saying, `All the videos are public and everyone can see what's happening.`
- Protesters waved signs and chanted while blowing plastic whistles as organizers handed out whistles and played music near the Icebound bar, with banners reading 'Ice only in Spritz' and 'Ice = Gestapo'.
- Italy’s government has convened emergency meetings and Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi was called to Parliament, while U.S. officials said ICE would support the U.S. Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service and not conduct immigration operations.
- The controversy has become a broader diplomatic row across Europe as Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala last week called ICE a militia, saying, `This is a militia that kills, a militia that enters into the homes of people, signing their own permission slips`.
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