ICE agents set for security role at Winter Olympics
ICE agents will have a security role at the Winter Olympics next month (AFP via Getty Images)
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will have a security role at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Italy, according to sources at the US embassy.
Federal ICE agents will be supporting diplomatic security details during the event.
Their involvement will not include any immigration enforcement operations.
Controversy has surrounded the deployment of ICE agents in the US following multiple incidents in recent weeks.
US citizens Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti were shot dead by ICE agents in Minnesota just two weeks apart, leading to widespread fury across the US.