'ICE out' protests erupt across Italy over plan to send agents ahead of Winter OlympicsLarge "ICE out" protests have sprung up across Italy, especially in Milan, after the U.S. announced that it would be bringing ICE agents to the 2026 Winter OlympicsView 2 Images "ICE out" and "No ICE" protests sprung up across Italy ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics after the U.S. announced it would be bringing ICE agents to the country (Image: AFP via Getty Images)Italians are protesting after the U.S. announced that it would be sending ICE agents to Milan for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. ‌The agents are reportedly being sent to support American security operations during the Olympics, which will begin in the European country on Feb. 6. Article continues below"This is a militia that kills... of course they're not welcome in Milan," Milan Mayor Beppe Sala told Italian radio on Tuesday, according to the BBC. But protests have already sprung up across the country, with demonstrators wielding signs reading "ICE out" and "no ICE." DHS stressed, per the BBC, that "all security operations at the Olympics are directed and managed exclusively by Italian authorities."