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01/27 04:37 CST ICE agents will have a security role at Milan-Cortina Olympics,
US sources say
ICE agents will have a security role at Milan-Cortina Olympics, US sources say
By DAVID BILLER and TRISHA THOMAS
The Associated Press
MILAN (AP) --- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will have a
security role during the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Games, according to
sources at the U.S. embassy in Rome.
The sources who confirmed ICE participation on Tuesday said that federal ICE
agents would support diplomatic security details and not run any immigration
enforcement operations.
During previous Olympics, several federal agencies have supported security for
U.S. diplomats, including the investigative component of ICE called Homeland
Security Investigations, the sources said. They could not be named because they
are not authorized to speak publicly.
Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala said that ICE would not be welcome in his city, which
is hosting most ice sports.
"They are not welcome in Milan. They are not aligned with our democratic way of
managing security,'' Sala told RTL Radio 102.
ICE's role had been reported over the weekend by the Italian daily il Fatto
Quotidiano, prompting conflicting statements from Italian authorities who did
not want to appear to confirm their role.
Italian Interior Ministere Matteo Piantedosi said Saturday he had not received
confirmation of their role, but added tht "I don't see what the problem would
be,'' the news agency ANSA reported.
The confirmation of ICE's role comes after RAI state TV aired video Sunday of
ICE agents threatening to break the glass on the vehicle of a RAI crew
reporting in Minneapolis.
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