Anti-ICE protests erupt in Milan ahead of Winter Olympics over planned agent deployment

Anti-ICE protests person reached the tract of adjacent week's Winter Olympics.

Hundreds of demonstrators were successful Milan connected Saturday amid the announcement that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents would beryllium deployed astatine this year's Games. U.S. Embassy officials told The Associated Press connected Tuesday that ICE agents would enactment diplomatic information details and would not tally immoderate migration enforcement operations.

"Obviously, ICE does not behaviour migration enforcement operations successful overseas countries," the Department of Homeland Security said successful a statement.

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People instrumentality portion successful an Anti-ICE demonstration, up of the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026.  (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

But that did not halt the protests astatine Piazza XXV Aprile.

"No convey you, from Minnesota to the world, astatine the broadside of anyone who fights for quality rights," a banner read, according to The Associated Press. Another read, "Ice lone successful Spritz."

Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala said ICE would not beryllium invited successful the metropolis arsenic helium cited images of masked agents successful Minneapolis. Milan is acceptable to big astir of the events during the Olympics starting connected Feb. 6.

People instrumentality portion successful an Anti-ICE demonstration, up of the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026.  (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

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"This is simply a militia that kills, a militia that enters into the homes of people, signing their ain support slips. It is wide they are not invited successful Milan, without a doubt," Sala told RTL Radio 102 earlier ICE’s reported information engagement was revealed.

However, Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said Saturday that portion helium did not person accusation that ICE would beryllium astatine the Olympics, helium did not "see what the occupation would be," according to the ANSA quality agency.

People instrumentality portion successful an Anti-ICE demonstration, up of the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026.  (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

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U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are slated to beryllium successful attendance for the opening ceremony.

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