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September 1, 2026
DHS Confirms ICE Will Not Patrol Polling Places During Midterms
- ICE officers will not patrol polling places, only responding to specific threats or serving warrants.
- Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin clarified that ICE's role is strictly limited to active law enforcement situations, not election monitoring.
- The DHS confirmed that ICE is not planning operations targeting polling locations, maintaining a focus on intelligence-driven enforcement.
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- DHS: No plans for ICE to be at polls for midterm electionsSep 1, 2026 at 8:18 PM · NBC
- Trump homeland security chief says ICE agents could be sent to polling placesSep 1, 2026 at 10:50 PM · The Guardian