"Many of the Italians who chanted and blew whistles near the grand stone arch in the Piazza XXV Aprile said they had been horrified and angered by images and videos on social media showing ICE agents operating violently in Minneapolis. "All the videos are public and everyone can see what's happening," said Bruna Scanziani, age 18, who held up a sign with photographs of Renee Macklin Good and Alex Pretti, two American citizens killed by ICE agents. "The perception of America has changed.""
"With the opening ceremony taking place next Friday, Italy's government has scrambled to contain the growing political scandal over ICE's role at the Winter Games, holding high level cabinet meetings and offering public assurances that the role of ICE agents would be limited. According to U.S. officials, meanwhile, an ICE unit from the Department of Homeland Security will help monitor for criminal activity but will conduct no immigration operations."
"But many Italian politicians, including Milan's mayor, have said that in the wake of violence in Minneapolis, ICE officers are no longer welcome in the city. "This is a militia that kills, a militia that enters into the homes of people, signing their own permission slips," Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala told local media last week. "It is clear they are not welcome in Milan, without a doubt.""
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Milan's Piazza XXV Aprile to demand that U.S. ICE agents assisting security at the Winter Olympics leave Italy. Protesters said they were horrified and angered by images and videos on social media showing ICE agents operating violently in Minneapolis. Italy's government held high-level cabinet meetings and offered public assurances that ICE roles would be limited while U.S. officials said an ICE unit would monitor criminal activity but would not conduct immigration operations. Many Italian politicians, including Milan's mayor, said ICE officers are unwelcome in the city. Demonstrators expressed solidarity with Minneapolis and compared ICE tactics to historical fascism.
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