ICE Agents to be Present at Winter Olympics in Milan, Organizer Confirms

The role has drawn criticism in Italy, though U.S. agencies routinely provide diplomatic protection at major international sporting events.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents confront protestors in front of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis on Jan. 12, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will be involved in security arrangements linked to the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in northern Italy.

Giovanni Malago, president of the Milan-Cortina organising committee, told reporters he believed U.S. ICE agents would be present “for the high-ranking U.S. government officials” and that they would have “nothing to do with the Games’ security aspects.”