"Any suggestion that ICE is going to be present at polling places is simply disinformation. There will be no ICE presence at polling locations. Federal law prohibits federal troops or law enforcement from interfering with voting, and states have the constitutional authority to run their own elections."
"We're going to have ICE surround the polls come November. We're not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again. Shortly after, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about those comments and she responded that she can't guarantee that an ICE agent wouldn't be around a polling location in November."
"For all of his second term, President Trump has voiced an openness to unprecedented involvement by the federal government in those state processes. He has also continued to push false claims about noncitizen voter fraud including during Tuesday night's State of the Union address and those in his orbit have openly discussed the potential of immigration enforcement at voting locations."
A Department of Homeland Security official assured voting officials that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will not be present at polling places during midterm elections. However, this assurance contradicts recent statements from Trump administration figures, including former adviser Steve Bannon, who discussed potential ICE presence at voting locations. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated she could not guarantee ICE agents would not appear at polling sites. Federal law prohibits federal troops or law enforcement from interfering with voting, and states hold constitutional authority over elections. Voting officials from both parties express concern about potential federal interference, though details remain unclear.
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