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Concerns over the deadly actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minneapolis have expanded beyond domestic borders. As the United States gears up to attend or host several international events, foreign countries appear increasingly worried that the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown could have spillover effects.

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Concerns over the deadly actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minneapolis have expanded beyond domestic borders. As the United States gears up to attend or host several international events, foreign countries appear increasingly worried that the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown could have spillover effects.

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that ICE agents will accompany the U.S. delegation to the Winter Olympics—held this year in Milan—next week to “vet and mitigate risks from transnational criminal organizations.” Tricia McLaughlin, the department’s assistant secretary for public affairs, stressed that “all security operations remain under Italian authority,” adding that “[o]bviously, ICE does not conduct immigration enforcement operations in foreign countries.” ICE has previously been present at major sporting events in the United States and abroad, including past Olympic Games.

However, such caveats do not appear to have assuaged Italian authorities. “Bringing to Milan a militia which distinguished itself—this is not my........

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