ICE at the Winter Olympics and Super Bowl

[Chasstev365]

This is Tump showing the World his private paramilitary army .

And Chuck Schumer wants to compromise? WTF IS WRONG WITH HIM? As I've said it before: You don't compromise of how much money you will give the Gestapo!

[Joinfortmill]

1. Read My Lips: Trump does not compromise. Trump LIES. Always.

[JBTaurus83]

2. But, but,

He wants the GOP to put in writing that they won’t deport CITIZENS. As if it isn’t already unconstitutional. General strikes are the only thing that will shut this system down.

[MLWR]

4. A strike can start by walking out of every sports event where ICE shows up

or boycotting them entirely. Most MAGAts can't afford those over-priced tickets.

[JBTaurus83]

5. Agreed

I believe the World Cup and Super Bowl should be boycotted.

[Bettie]

17. The super bowl is generally attended by

very wealthy people, the kind who support that orange creature no matter what.

No one else can afford to go. Maybe a few who have saved up for years for this one event.

[Wiz Imp]

20. Um. The winter olympics are in Italy.

ICE has no immigration authority outside the US. The ICE people supposedly going to the Winter Olympics will not be doing immigration enforcement.

[Bettie]

21. I wasn't addressing the olympics

but, I thought that Italy said they didn't want them there. Haven't seen any more about that.

So, they are taking their undisciplined thugs to Italy? Wow, that should create a whole bunch of international incidents, because they will see lots of brown people there and I doubt they have the self-discipline not to attack them.

[Wiz Imp]

23. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), a unit within ICE that focuses on cross-border crimes,

is who will be going to Italy.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ice-italy-olympics-hsi-9.7067299

HSI officers are separate from the ICE arm at the forefront of the immigration crackdowns currently being undertaken in U.S. cities — known as Enforcement and Removal Operations — and there is no indication ERO officers are being sent to Italy.

"Obviously, ICE does not conduct immigration enforcement operations in foreign countries,″ the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in a statement Tuesday.

"At the Olympics, ICE's Homeland Security Investigations is supporting the U.S. Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service and host nation to vet and mitigate risks from transnational criminal organizations. All security operations remain under Italian authority."

ICE has been present at major sports events in both the U.S. and abroad in the past, including at previous Olympic Games, as part of international partnerships related to human trafficking and drug trafficking, Jason Houser, who served as ICE chief of staff under former U.S. president Joe Biden, said in an interview with Reuters.

[Bettie]

24. I still expect there to be some major incident

because this group has fired nearly all of the competent people in the government, replacing them with individuals who lack impulse control and are not....smart.

[Wiz Imp]

25. 🙄🥱

[Bettie]

26. Hey, if you think they are "just good people doing their jobs"

you are welcome to think that.

You seem super invested in supporting ICE overall. Given who is running the show and how things are going...well, I don't understand the view that they are all just fine.

[Wiz Imp]

28. You need to improve your reading comprehension

I've not posted a single word in support of ICE. And frankly, it's extremely offensive for you to imply such. Pointing out that ICE has undertaken the same role in past Olympics with zero incidents and that it has absolutely nothing to do with the criminal ICE agents terrorizing the US is just pointing out the truth. The ICE people in Italy won't even be on the streets

Italy's Interior Ministry says that the HSI investigators will be stationed at a control room in the U.S. Consulate in Milan, working in a support role with other U.S. law enforcement agencies.

Agents from HSI are commonly stationed in embassies around the world to facilitate their investigations and build relations with local law enforcement in those countries. They conduct investigations into anything that has a cross-border element to it, from human smuggling to fentanyl trafficking to smuggling of cultural artifacts.

ICE/HSI agents have been present in Italy continuously for years.

https://www.newsweek.com/italy-issues-update-ice-role-winter-olympics-11435664

Italy has issued an update regarding its security plans for the 2026 Winter Olympics, emphasizing that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will have no role "on the ground."

Italy's Interior Ministry said in a statement that ICE's investigative body—and "not the operational arm of the agency"—would work only within U.S. diplomatic offices, such as the U.S. Consulate in Milan.

"All security operations on Italian territory remain, as always, under the exclusive responsibility and direction of the Italian authorities," the ministry said.

Agents who are part of the investigative arm of ICE, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), are present in over 50 countries and have been in Italy for a number of years

There is zero reason to expect any incidents.

[FakeNoose]

3. How many illegal immigrants will be attending either event?

Very few or none!

First of all it takes LOTS of cash to go to the Super Bowl, and the same for the Olympics. Do illegal immigrants have that? Not likely. Secondly considering that most illegals are coming from countries that don't even have American football, why would they be interested in our version of the sport? (They might care for soccer, but not our football.) Thirdly most illegal immigrants are coming from areas that don't ever see snow, and therefore they have zero interest in winter sports.

So why would ICE have any reason to disrupt the activities at the Super Bowl or at the Winter Olympics? Because they are ICE-holes, that's the only reason. Chump has to ruin everything because he can. And because he knows HE'S not welcome there.

[fargone]

8. There could be undocumented individuals working at those venues

[FakeNoose]

12. The various employers are required by law to check their new hires' IDs

We don't need ICE at either venue. That's my point.

[dickthegrouch]

29. There's often a number of carts selling hot dogs and such

Agreed most of them are undocumented and unlicensed. Their food is usually excellent and it’s one of the few ways they can support themselves without needing to prove documentation to anyone.
They are being chased away in advance by fear tactics which I and many others abhor.
No American wants that food service job either.

[Wiz Imp]

22. Um. The Winter Olympics are in Italy.

ICE has no immigration authority outside the US. The ICE people supposedly going to the Winter Olympics will not be doing immigration enforcement.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ice-italy-olympics-hsi-9.7067299

The ICE agents deployed to Italy for the Milano-Cortina Games will have a different role from the one seen in immigration crackdowns in the U.S., officials have stressed.

"Obviously, ICE does not conduct immigration enforcement operations in foreign countries,″ the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in a statement Tuesday.

"At the Olympics, ICE's Homeland Security Investigations is supporting the U.S. Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service and host nation to vet and mitigate risks from transnational criminal organizations. All security operations remain under Italian authority."

ICE has been present at major sports events in both the U.S. and abroad in the past, including at previous Olympic Games, as part of international partnerships related to human trafficking and drug trafficking, Jason Houser, who served as ICE chief of staff under former U.S. president Joe Biden, said in an interview with Reuters.

[Dem4life1970]

6. ICE and Trump's poll numbers are slightly..

... beneath an unflushed, clogged, toilet (#2 ). If he wants to lead with his weakness and display why Americans are almost totally united against him and his corrupt gestapo, it will be a self-own Dems don't even have to pay for. The polling is horrific for Trump and ICE.

[OGBuzz]

11. Soon ICE will be powerful enough....

that no polls, no protests, and no elections will be able to remove the dictator. They are almost there now and Trump will never allow the Democrats to win the House and Senate in November and allow himself to be impeached. He is creating his private military at taxpayers expense.

[orangecrush]

31. The crowds

Have been very nice so far.

[Dr. T]

7. The Secret Service is supposed to provide security.

There is no longer any doubt that Donnie the Destroyer is using ICE as his personal police force.

[GreenWave]

9. Perhaps we need a Jessica Owens moment to shock our fuhrer.

[Bettie]

18. That would work if he had

any humanity in him.

But he doesn't, what would shock or horrify a human being will make him....contort his face into something almost, but not quite, resembling a smile.

[oasis]

19. Who dat?

[GreenWave]

33. Dah female Jessie Owens.

The fellow with darker skin who won those medals in Hitler's Germany with Hitler's super race losing.

Trumpet would need a woke female to shock him.

[Ping Tung]

10. Will they be chanting their favorite tune? "Just Following Orders".

[Wiz Imp]

13. ICE reportedly backs down on its threat to patrol the Super Bowl

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-raids-super-bowl-santa-clara-b2910544.html?test_group=lighteradlayout

The Department of Homeland Security’s reported reversal comes at a time when more than half of Americans, responding to a Fox News poll, believe ICE is ‘too aggressive’ in its immigration enforcement actions
Graig Graziosi in Washington, D.C.
Thursday 29 January 2026 18:06 EST
Immigration and Customs Enforcement appears to be backing off its threat to patrol the Super Bowl later this year.

Unnamed sources speaking to TMZ reportedly told the outlet that the Department of Homeland Security will not be sending federal agents to conduct immigration operations at Super Bowl LX, which will take place at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California on February 8.

The DHS reportedly also said that ICE will not be present at any NFL-sponsored events across the city around the time of the Super Bowl.

The move, if true, is a stark reversal from its previous messaging, which insisted that there would be ICE agents present at the game.

[Rebl2]

15. I don't

believe them. I think ICE agents will be there.

[Dave Bowman]

27. And they are so clumsy that they'll get caught. Again.

[dickthegrouch]

30. Change the story often enough and no one knows what to believe

Pure terrorism on the part of a government agency.

[bluestarone]

32. Agree!

[Grim Chieftain]

14. Anyone who compromises with him is complicit

Anyone

[Seinan Sensei]

16. Hey, Chuck

“Compromise” in Trump-speak means that the other guy complied in advance of demands

Anticipatory obedience is a political tragedy.
See Timothy Snyder in On Tyranny

[yellow dahlia]

34. Compromise on Constitutional rights?