The vice president attended the opening ceremony in Milan, where people also protested the presence of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at the Winter Olympics.

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    1 day ago

    ICE providing security for American politicians in another country? Don’t they have a dedicated security group called the Secret service or something like that?

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      7 hours ago

      Makes me think they’re there to scan the entire stadium and upload it to their new tracking database

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      18 hours ago

      Most countries send a policing presence to major international sporting tournaments.

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          6 hours ago

          Considering many of the issues would relate to customs or international travel, then yes there is often a customs/immigration element.

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            Why? You at in a different country. Why would you send YOUR immigration agents. That’s like bringing your own chef to a restaurant you don’t own.

            Watch some recording of the Olympics when the Nazis were still around and your realize why ICE is there.

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              4 hours ago

              Why? Because there are people arriving from around the world, and this quickly overwhelms local policing.