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US immigration force ICE to help with security at Winter Olympics in Italy

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The Olympic rings are seen along a road leading to the Biathlon venue in Antholz, northern Italy, prior to the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Games, on 23 January, 2026. © AFP - Odd Andersen

A branch of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will help with security for the Winter Olympics in Italy, it confirmed on Tuesday, sparking anger and warnings they were not welcome.

Reports had been circulating for days that the agency embroiled in an often brutal immigration crackdown in the United States could be involved in US security measures for the Games in northern Italy taking place from 6 to 22 February in Milan.

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