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Jan 28, 2026 12:43 AM
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origosaved
In the socialist era, sport events were an opportunity for Eastern European athletes to "stay behind" and get out of their miserable country. Secret police often went along to prevent that.
Maybe, this is now the case with US athletes?
chimpo64
*winter olympics
Freeasabird2015
Ok, so why don't they deport them back to the US, its their country or have they forgotten that?
NVGoddesscottage
Outrage. Arrest them. Take their passports, throw them in detention. Then call Trump and demand a million dollars in penalties to give them back. He will cave immediately. But you can keep them, cuz we don’t want them either.
fbutaric
Just arrest them. They need to be invited in order to be in another country. They have no jurisdiction. Italy needs to grow a set
zHurk777
Um, why don't the Italians ban their presence? Is the Italian gov't trumpist?
Dolenmorgul
Italy is not your homeland, put them back on a plane to the US
duktayp
Why is an "immigration enforcement" team going to Italy ... Unless the plan all along was to create a secret police force owned by the ruling Elite
Ein0r
Making sure their own athletes won't make any unfavorable political statements if given the chance or the spotlight
IHaveAGuyForEverything
Italy should just prevent them from entering the Country. Send me right back home.
svon1
knowing Italy they will.... in the beginning of the Syrian migrant crisis Germany said the refugees should stay at the first country they register in... meaning all by boat stay in Italy and all refugees from Denmark stay in Germany... Italy didn't let them register and instead gave them train tickets and EU vacation travel papers and sent them to Germany
JaytonAlmeida
ICE = NAZI
Thojira
This title seems misleading :
Homeland Security Investigations, a unit within ICE that focuses on cross-border crimes, frequently sends its officers to overseas events like the Olympics to assist with security. HSI officers are separate from the ICE arm at the forefront of the immigration crackdown known as Enforcement and Removal Operations, and there was no indication ERO officers were being sent to Italy.
Source : apnews.com, link provided in the other comments I saw
DaddyDune
I hope they have to present their last five years of social media upon entry
SleepyHollowAppleTree
What the fuck.
Rynestrm
How is the Onion suppose to make stuff up when things like this happen? Don’t allow it and if they insist disqualify the whole country.
Sechran
We're in a post-"the Presidential Candidate had brain worms" world. Making satire in 2026 is like making horse buggies in a world with cheap, reliable flying cars.
The Onion isn't a satire publication - it's a literary miracle.
enderite
Your country. Dont let them in. Whats trump gonna do? Argue foreign visitors have to be let in to your country?
Gippo53
Associated Press. https://apnews.com/article/ice-milan-cortina-olympics-immigration-enforcement-us-110fa4b2066e1fb920dba2a71c3a89e0
TheVillageGrouch9000
Why did they let them in? Just puts more global eyes on what assholes we have become. Our goodwill ambassadors. /s
bourbonandbaddecisions
Umm revoke their visas?
Onlyhereforthelaughs
Can we get someone to pick up that airplane and try again for the White House? Jesus fucking christ.
Nanoline
IN A WORLD - where the passengers of United 93 got safely transported off the plane alive and well, and shortly after that the shithead terrorists *just so happened* to pass through a time warp forward about 25 years...
Onlyhereforthelaughs
Oh man, if they could just hit Trump Tower instead of World Trade Center and prevent all this, I would be so happy I can't even describe it.
GreaseMonkeyOfLove
Why the fuck would ICE be there??? Do they plan to deport some Italians (on Italian soil) back to Italy?
BlancheFromage
"Here - you have to go step over HERE now."
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TrueLegateDamar
HSI and ERO
andwings2go
Pretty sure “Team America: World Police” won’t be welcome anywhere for a looong time.
geekstudios
And yet they’re still just as stupid.
gayvillian
Deport them
jonhamsandwich11
Reminds me of the American soldiers trying to enforce segregation in Britain during WWII
BlancheFromage
Really??
jonhamsandwich11
Here’s a bit about it https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/they-treated-us-royally-the-experiences-of-black-americans-in-britain-during-the-second-world-war
Ggbambi
Racism makes you stupid as fuck.
Fentex
There were riots that killed people in NZ during WW2 when yanks pulled their racist bullshit here too.
enderite
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bamber_Bridge
enderite
And once again… the violence happened when the cops arrived.
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