Noem won't rule out ICE agents at polls

[RandySF]

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told lawmakers Tuesday that her agency currently had “no plans” to station immigration officers at voting locations this November but refused to explicitly rule out the possibility that they could deploy to the polls.

In recent months, President Donald Trump’s close allies have called on him to send U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to the polls during this year’s midterms, when they allege — falsely — that Democrats will use undocumented immigrants to steal the election.

While he has not explicitly backed the tactic, Trump himself has vowed to take extreme measures to seize control of elections, including attempting to mandate restrictive voting requirements through an executive order.

Noem’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday went against recent messaging from the Trump administration, including from officials who work directly under her.


https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/homeland-security-noem-ice-polling-places-2026-midterm-elections/