Just like Russia, the US doesn't deserve to be included into the games.

"I don't see what the problem would be." - Italian Interior Ministere Matteo Piantedosi

Imagine not having an imagination.

They're to prevent US athletes defecting to EU.

Fascism? In Italy?!

Ah yes. Using your country's immigration police in a location where it is physically impossible to enter your country. Truly 4D checkers.

This is the equivalent of using the Hells Angels as security at the Altamont concert. Didn’t end well.

That role is to be a threat to the security of others in the vicinity of ICE agents.

Why? Seriosly, why?

I'm seriously expecting these ICE assholes will kill at least one or two riders (most of them are less than "pure-white") with italian nationality to, soon after, see the assholes in charge justify it somehow.

Sounds like a perfect opportunity for a sting operation. ICE comes to Italy. Doesn't understand they have no jurisdiction. They all get arrested and thrown into jail.

Can't see this turning out well...

I want these pieces of shit out of my town right now, we have the carabinieri and the polizia di stato for these kinds of things

In case any of the athletes require execution?

I know for a fact that Slovenia allows Israeli "security" personnel carrying guns in the country. So, I wouldn't be surprised if Italy just let them.

Personally? I think it's a PR op. They go there with ICE on their best behavior, maybe some speaking Italian. They're extra nice, hand out some stuff. All to make ICE look like good guys to make Ds in America come off as lawless agressors.

Such a bad look on Italy. They should be clearly saying "no" to US ICE and all US military/terrorism. Right on, Mayor Sala, though:

Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala said that ICE would not be welcome in his city, which is hosting the Feb. 6 opening ceremony to be attended by U.S. Vice President JD Vance, as well as most ice sports.

“This is a militia that kills, a militia that enters into the homes of people, signing their own permission slips. It is clear they are not welcome in Milan, without a doubt,” Sala told RTL Radio 102.

Why is a US intra-governmental unit, being sent international to a place they have absolutely zero jurisdiction?

ICE protects US borders, by (checks notes) going to another country, in another continent. Yeah, I'm thinking they get locked up on arrival and turned around. Diplomatic immunity, my arse!

Every one of them should be arrested for being accomplices to murder, for being accessories before, during, and after the fact. Send them all to The Hague.

This is like them sending agents to the superbowl. 

It’s just throwing a bone to ICE agents instead of anything meaningful. 

But congress needs to press why the secret service is insufficient to protect Vance, and why on earth ICE would be, given this is completely outside their mandate. 

Italians likely about to get the Erdogan treatment.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_protestors_at_the_Turkish_embassy_in_Washington,_D.C