Italian officials protested US plans to deploy some ICE staff at this year’s Winter Olympics, underscoring how the agency’s role in an immigration crackdown at home is stirring opposition overseas.
Speaking on local radio, Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents “are not welcome” in his city. He was echoed by Italian opposition leaders including former Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte who demanded Italy bar them from entering the country.
An online petition asking Italy to block them at the border got more than 30,000 signatures in a few hours.
Fucking joke. They can be barred and have zero authority
zyztlkrw9 on
Imagine going to watch skiing and ending up in an immigration checkpoint talk about the wrong kind of ICE.
ProfessionalLion9039 on
Yeah totally not a private militia for a fascist regime.
MagnificentCat on
Good
ernapfz on
Since when does the stupid f’n US think ANY of their ‘police’ forces have jurisdiction in Italy? Supposing they’re bringing over their own weapons and various crowd ‘sprays’? Maybe they want to just rent them in Italy. Trump and the US are a danger to world order.
No_Conversation_9325 on
Will they deport Italians? I won’t be surprised if they try
jboneng on
What are “United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement” agents supposed to do in Italy? to my knowledge Italy does not share a land border with the US. sadly /j, I know the ICE have become Trumps own blackshirt army.
No_Football_9232 on
Good. Those fuckers should not have peace anywhere they go.
Nuclear-Jester on
It is also worth pointing out Milan isn’t exaxtky a conservative city. While not nowhere left-wing as Bologna, it is politically very liberal
Niadh74 on
FBI and Swcret Service i can understand and think most people would accept but ICE. Not chance in hell. If the antics we are seeing are anything fo go by they would end up shooting a comoetitor or tourist for ‘looking at them.funny’
GreenEyeOfADemon on
I’m surprised that the Lega didn’t invite the rosgvardia as well.
Ja_the_Red on
When Hitler would “travel”, he would bring his personal army as security. Why wouldn’t these fascists do the same?
robc2562 on
We don’t even want them here and they want to send them there? Italy should just block the US from participating in the Olympics or US Athletes should say they won’t go if ICE is involved in anything there. Why have immigration, border and customs agents for a different country there as security, especially now when ICE is really just random people with guns that have 0 training and just walk around in military cosplay thinking they’re tough. I would say they should send other agencies but honestly with this administration I wouldn’t want any of them going there.
Island_Monkey86 on
These are armed criminals, committing murder, kidnapping children, men and women. All in the name of Trump.
These people are not welcome in Europe.
Rentboy93 on
I know a nice town square where they can “hang out”
_chip on
Jurisdictions ? How is this even possible ? Hopefully the Italian authorities arrest the agents.
long5210 on
paranoid trumpsters who don’t understand how the rest of the world operates.
Groomsi on
Ice is a death squad.
zkrooky on
ICE terrorists may panick and start shooting everyone speaking a language other than English.
Extreme_Ad_4902 on
What legal authority does ICE have in a sovereign European country?
ExcellentHunter on
How would that even work?!
Simpex80 on
WTF?! Do Americans seriously believe ICE has any authority oudside US borders? What would ICE do in Italy? This isn’t USA, you can’t carry weapons here.
Practicalistist on
I don’t understand why ICE would be used to protect the president et al instead of secret service. This goes well outside the job description of ICE
AdSevere1274 on
What authority do these ICE entities have in Europe? Is Europe under occupation by brown shirts now?
EU can arrest and imprison them..
Gestapo 2.0?! is it?
f—ing hilarious. Even the science fiction stuff I use to read did not come with this stuff.
Don’t tell me.. could it be that Italy is colluding with the Gestapo? It figures.
TiePrestigious7265 on
I don’t get it. What is the point? Are Italians going to be deported to Mexico now?
Top-Local-7482 on
Am I getting this right ? USA want to send ICE militia to Italy ? But why ? What’s their role there ? Deport people with American passport ? Cause they ain’t deporting no European there
TiePrestigious7265 on
You do realize that winter Olympics are usually surrounded by ice right?
DissedFunction on
Trump is prolly bringing ICE to Italy so they can start recruiting some Italian fascists.
As well as using ICE’s new spy technology that can pretty much track anyone, expat Americans or even Italians ICE considers a “terror threat.”
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*Alessandra Migliaccio for Bloomberg News*
Italian officials protested US plans to deploy some ICE staff at this year’s Winter Olympics, underscoring how the agency’s role in an immigration crackdown at home is stirring opposition overseas.
Speaking on local radio, Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents “are not welcome” in his city. He was echoed by Italian opposition leaders including former Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte who demanded Italy bar them from entering the country.
An online petition asking Italy to block them at the border got more than 30,000 signatures in a few hours.
[Read the full story here.](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-27/italians-protest-us-plans-to-deploy-ice-at-winter-olympics?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2OTUzNDI2MiwiZXhwIjoxNzcwMTM5MDYyLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUOUg0SFNLSkg2VjQwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJEMzU0MUJFQjhBQUY0QkUwQkFBOUQzNkI3QjlCRjI4OCJ9.ywLAj9IyOSD0k5ejngQ6iIxFwjWreQ92cR8Hf41jAYk)
Fucking joke. They can be barred and have zero authority
Imagine going to watch skiing and ending up in an immigration checkpoint talk about the wrong kind of ICE.
Yeah totally not a private militia for a fascist regime.
Good
Since when does the stupid f’n US think ANY of their ‘police’ forces have jurisdiction in Italy? Supposing they’re bringing over their own weapons and various crowd ‘sprays’? Maybe they want to just rent them in Italy. Trump and the US are a danger to world order.
Will they deport Italians? I won’t be surprised if they try
What are “United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement” agents supposed to do in Italy? to my knowledge Italy does not share a land border with the US. sadly /j, I know the ICE have become Trumps own blackshirt army.
Good. Those fuckers should not have peace anywhere they go.
It is also worth pointing out Milan isn’t exaxtky a conservative city. While not nowhere left-wing as Bologna, it is politically very liberal
FBI and Swcret Service i can understand and think most people would accept but ICE. Not chance in hell. If the antics we are seeing are anything fo go by they would end up shooting a comoetitor or tourist for ‘looking at them.funny’
I’m surprised that the Lega didn’t invite the rosgvardia as well.
When Hitler would “travel”, he would bring his personal army as security. Why wouldn’t these fascists do the same?
We don’t even want them here and they want to send them there? Italy should just block the US from participating in the Olympics or US Athletes should say they won’t go if ICE is involved in anything there. Why have immigration, border and customs agents for a different country there as security, especially now when ICE is really just random people with guns that have 0 training and just walk around in military cosplay thinking they’re tough. I would say they should send other agencies but honestly with this administration I wouldn’t want any of them going there.
These are armed criminals, committing murder, kidnapping children, men and women. All in the name of Trump.
These people are not welcome in Europe.
I know a nice town square where they can “hang out”
Jurisdictions ? How is this even possible ? Hopefully the Italian authorities arrest the agents.
paranoid trumpsters who don’t understand how the rest of the world operates.
Ice is a death squad.
ICE terrorists may panick and start shooting everyone speaking a language other than English.
What legal authority does ICE have in a sovereign European country?
How would that even work?!
WTF?! Do Americans seriously believe ICE has any authority oudside US borders? What would ICE do in Italy? This isn’t USA, you can’t carry weapons here.
I don’t understand why ICE would be used to protect the president et al instead of secret service. This goes well outside the job description of ICE
What authority do these ICE entities have in Europe? Is Europe under occupation by brown shirts now?
EU can arrest and imprison them..
Gestapo 2.0?! is it?
f—ing hilarious. Even the science fiction stuff I use to read did not come with this stuff.
Don’t tell me.. could it be that Italy is colluding with the Gestapo? It figures.
I don’t get it. What is the point? Are Italians going to be deported to Mexico now?
Am I getting this right ? USA want to send ICE militia to Italy ? But why ? What’s their role there ? Deport people with American passport ? Cause they ain’t deporting no European there
You do realize that winter Olympics are usually surrounded by ice right?
Trump is prolly bringing ICE to Italy so they can start recruiting some Italian fascists.
As well as using ICE’s new spy technology that can pretty much track anyone, expat Americans or even Italians ICE considers a “terror threat.”
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HUD9atKkUo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HUD9atKkUo)