Rome, 26 January (LaPresse) – ‘The State Department's Diplomatic Security Service is playing a leading role in US security at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. As with previous Olympic events, several federal agencies are supporting the Diplomatic Security Service, including Homeland Security Investigations, the investigative arm of ICE.’ This is what LaPresse has learned from sources at the US Embassy. As noted by the Department of Homeland Security, "ICE does not conduct immigration enforcement operations in foreign countries. During the Olympics, ICE's Homeland Security Investigations supports the US State Department's Diplomatic Security Service and the host country in the process of verifying and mitigating risks from transnational criminal organisations. All security operations remain under Italian authority."