"The protest in Piazza XXV Aprile, a square named for the date of Italy's liberation from Nazi fascism in 1945, drew people from the left-leaning Democratic Party, the CGIL trade union confederation and the ANPI organisations that protect the memory of Italy's partisan resistance during World War II, along with many other people. list of 4 itemsend of list Organisers handed out plastic whistles, which participants blew as music blared from a van."
"The protest was as much against the news that agents from a division of ICE would participate in security for the US delegation as against what many saw as creeping fascism in the United States. No thank you, from Minnesota to the world, at the side of anyone who fights for human rights,'' read one banner. Never again means never again for anyone,'' read another, and Ice only in Spritz,'' a reference to a popular aperitif, read yet another."
Hundreds gathered in Milan's Piazza XXV Aprile to protest the planned deployment of ICE agents during the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Participants included members of the Democratic Party, the CGIL trade union confederation and ANPI, along with many others. Organisers handed out plastic whistles while music played. Banners accused ICE of echoing fascism and cited U.S. incidents in Minneapolis; slogans included 'No thank you, from Minnesota to the world' and 'Never again means never again for anyone.' Milan's mayor said the agents were not welcome, and Italy's interior minister was called to Parliament. The ICE agents to be deployed are from Homeland Security Investigations, an ICE unit that focuses on cross-border crime.
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