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But Italians gathered here, including Francesco Tattoni, say they've been horrified by video of ICE agents operating violently in Minneapolis.
Many protesters carried photographs of Rene Macklin-Good and Alex Pretti who were killed by ICE agents.
Italy's government has downplayed the role ICE will play providing security for the Winter Games, which open officially next Friday.
The opening ceremony for the Games is a week from Friday.
Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin says ICE's Homeland Security Investigations Team will support efforts to quote, mitigate risks from transnational criminal organizations, as they've done at past Olympics.
According to McLaughlin's statement to NPR, ICE will not conduct immigration-related operations in Italy.
But after the killing of two U.S.
citizens in Minneapolis, many Italian politicians want ICE to stay away.
told local media that ICE, quote, is a militia that kills.
On social media, Italy's former Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte calls on Italy's government to block ICE's presence, saying we cannot allow this.
The opening ceremony for the Games is a week from Friday.
Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin says ICE's Homeland Security Investigations Team will support efforts to, quote, mitigate risks from transnational criminal organizations, as they've done at past Olympics.
According to McLaughlin's statement to NPR, ICE will not conduct immigration-related operations in Italy.
But after the killing of two U.S.