Trump homeland security chief says ICE agents could be sent to polling places
US homeland security secretary says ICE agents could be deployed to polling places ahead of the November midterms, downplaying voter intimidation concerns.
Homeland security secretary Markwayne Mullin said ICE officers could appear at polling sites to enforce specific threats or serve warrants, while DHS separately stated no operations targeting polling locations are planned. Democrats and voting rights groups have warned of voter intimidation ahead of the midterms; Joint Chiefs chairman Dan Caine said the military has no plans to deploy troops to polling places. Experts note the administration has provided little proof of its non-citizen voting claims, such as the Nevada case where 16,000 suspected registrations shrank to 185 confirmed non-citizens.