Vague reports that ICE would be deployed in some capacity surfaced over the weekend, resulting in a series of online petitions gathering support of people opposed to the presence of ICE at the Games. They followed a RAI news report that aired Sunday showing an Italian news crew being threatened in Minneapolis by ICE agents.
italians have a chance to do something cool
It would be catastrophically humiliating if an Italian blapped an ICE agent before a Minnesotan.
italians get sh*t done
Homeland Security Investigations, a unit within ICE that focuses on cross-border crimes, frequently sends its officers to overseas events like the Olympics to assist with security. HSI officers are separate from the ICE arm at the forefront of the immigration crackdown known as Enforcement and Removal Operations, and there was no indication ERO officers were being sent to Italy.
Oh thank god, they’re different
Also love the American tradition of protecting American freedoms thousands of miles away from America. That’s “Homeland” Security for ya.
The Onion: ICE agents on loan to Italy to deport all non-Italian Olympic competitors
The ice goon was confused in Italy where it tried to deport a mexican athlete for not being american.
