The leftist mayor of Milan, which is internet hosting a number of Olympic occasions, stated ICE was “not welcome”.
“It is a militia that kills … It is clear that they don’t seem to be welcome in Milan, there isn’t any doubt about it,” Giuseppe Sala informed RTL 102.5 radio.
“Cannot we simply say no to (US President Donald) Trump for as soon as?”
Alessandro Zan, a member of the European Parliament for the centre-left Democratic Social gathering, condemned it as “unacceptable”.
“In Italy, we do not need those that trample on human rights and act exterior of any democratic management,” he wrote on X.
MONITORING VANCE
Italian authorities initially denied the presence of ICE after which sought to downplay any function, suggesting they’d assist solely in safety for the US delegation.
US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are attending the opening ceremony in Milan on Feb 6.
Giovanni Malago, president of the Milan-Cortina organising committee, stated he believed ICE brokers can be current “for the high-ranking US authorities officers” and have “nothing to do with the Video games’ safety features”.
“It is not in regards to the Olympics, however about people,” he stated.
On Monday, the president of the northern Lombardy area, stated their involvement can be restricted to monitoring Vance and Rubio.
“It is going to be solely in a defensive function, however I’m satisfied that nothing will occur,” Attilio Fontana informed reporters.
Nonetheless, his workplace then issued an announcement saying he didn’t have any particular info on their presence, however was responding to a hypothetical query.
Inside Minister Matteo Piantedosi was quoted as saying late Monday that “ICE, as such, won’t ever function in Italy”.
Piantedosi’s workplace stated he met with the US ambassador in Rome on Tuesday.
The Worldwide Olympic Committee when contacted by AFP replied that “safety on the Olympic Video games is the duty of the authorities of the host nation, who work intently with the collaborating delegations”.
“We kindly refer you to the USOPC (the USA Olympic and Paralympic Committee)”, it stated.
1000’s of ICE brokers have been deployed by President Donald Trump in numerous US cities to hold out a crackdown on unlawful immigration.
Their actions have prompted widespread protests, and the current killings of US citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti, each 37, on the streets of Minneapolis sparked outrage.
