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.

  • ohulancutash@feddit.uk
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    15 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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      13 hours ago

      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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        13 hours ago

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