Two journalists from Italy’s state broadcaster RAI were threatened by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minneapolis while filming a report on rising tensions in the US under Donald Trump’s administration, sparking a political backlash in Italy. After realising they were being followed, the ICE agents stopped their vehicle and approached the car carrying the journalists. Despite the journalists identifying themselves as members of the press, the agents threatened to break the car window and drag the occupants out if they continued following and recording. Politicians from Italian opposition parties urged the government of prime minister Giorgia Meloni, who is ideologically aligned with Trump, to protect Italian citizens and condemn the intimidation. “Two Italian journalists have also been threatened by Trump’s political police,” said Peppe Provenzano, a politician with the centre-left Democratic Party.

Source: Irish Examiner January 26, 2026 15:45 UTC