ICE set to take security role at Winter Olympics after Minneapolis crackdown backlash. U.S. immigration agents will take on a security role at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, despite mounting controversy over their conduct at home. Sources cited by the Associated Press indicate that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers will support diplomatic security in Milan and Cortina, without carrying out immigration enforcement. The move has sparked anger in Italy, with Milan mayor Giuseppe Sala declaring the agency unwelcome and condemning its methods in stark terms. The announcement follows the removal of Gregory Bovino, the senior ICE official who became the public face of Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. Bovino’s departure comes after protests and political backlash over the fatal shooting of U.S. citizen Alex Pretti during an encounter with ICE agents, the second such death in the city this month. Federal officials defended the agents’ actions, but video evidence reviewed by media organizations has challenged claims that Pretti posed a threat. While some enforcement officers are leaving Minneapolis, the administration’s hardline approach continues, with Trump’s “border tsar” Tom Homan expected to arrive in the city to oversee operations.