"Hundreds of protesters have gathered in Milan to reject the presence of United States immigration agents in the city before the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina Winter Games. The student-led demonstration on Friday featured banners reading ICE should be in my drinks, not my city in reaction to the reported presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials providing security for the US delegation at the games."
"ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is a separate division from the department playing a lead role in US President Donald Trump's aggressive deportation push at home, which provoked global outrage after the fatal shootings of two US citizens and the arrest of a five-year-old and his father. Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi insisted this week that HSI would operate only within US diplomatic missions, insisting that officials are not operational agents and have no executive function."
Hundreds of students demonstrated in Milan ahead of the Milano Cortina Winter Games to oppose the presence of United States immigration agents assigned to protect the US delegation. Protesters displayed banners reading "ICE should be in my drinks, not my city" and used plastic whistles, a symbol of anti-ICE rallies, while calling for visiting US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio to leave. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is described as separate from the department leading an aggressive deportation campaign tied to recent fatal shootings and controversial arrests. Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi stated HSI officials would operate only within US diplomatic missions and would have no executive functions, but students remained unconvinced and maintained their public protest.
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