The 2026 Milano Cortina Games are to open on February 6, but the event is already being overshadowed by the US agency’s role.

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Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala says Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a United States government agency that is to support security operations at the Winter Olympics in Italy, is “not welcome”.

Confirmation that a branch of ICE will help with security for the Milano Cortina Games, which will begin next week, has sparked immediate anger as well as a plea from Sala.