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.
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.
Most countries send a policing presence to major international sporting tournaments.
Yeah? Their specialised immigration police? Interesting, I didn’t know that. /s
Considering many of the issues would relate to customs or international travel, then yes there is often a customs/immigration element.
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.
Why? Because there are people arriving from around the world, and this quickly overwhelms local policing.