In an unprecedented security arrangement for the Olympic stage, the United States will deploy agents from its Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency to the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Games. According to authoritative sources within the U.S. embassy in Rome, this deployment was formally confirmed this Tuesday. The initiative, however, comes with a clearly defined and limited operational scope. The primary mandate for these federal agents will be to provide robust support and reinforcement to existing U.S. diplomatic security contingents. Embassy officials were explicit in clarifying that the personnel will have no role in, nor will they conduct, any form of immigration enforcement operations on Italian soil. Their presence is framed purely as a collaborative measure to ensure the safety and security of American diplomatic personnel and assets during the high-profile international event, which draws global attention and necessitates heightened security protocols.
