ICE won't be at polling places during midterms : NPR
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Key Points:
- A senior Department of Homeland Security official, Heather Honey, assured top voting officials that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will not be present at polling places during the upcoming midterm elections, calling any contrary claims "disinformation."
- Kentucky Republican Secretary of State Michael Adams also confirmed there would be no ICE presence at voting locations, aligning with federal law that prohibits law enforcement from interfering with elections.
- Despite these assurances, former Trump adviser Steve Bannon and others have publicly suggested ICE might be involved in election day enforcement, fueling concerns among election officials about potential federal interference.
- Voting officials from both parties have expressed worry about possible federal involvement in state election processes, especially following the FBI raid on Fulton County’s election office linked to false claims about the
