The Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 is set to take place from 6 to 22 February, hosted by Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo in northern Italy. However, the event is igniting diplomatic tensions ahead of the games because the US is planning to send its Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
The news of ICE agents coming to the Olympics did not sit well with the Italians, who have strongly objected to the presence of US federal law enforcement officers at the games. The backlash prompted Milan's Mayor Giuseppe Sala to declare that ICE officials are not welcome in the city, particularly following the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis.
