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Tom Homan Says ICE Has 'No Plans' to Sweep Polling Places
Mediaite • • nation
Key Points:
- Trump administration border czar Tom Homan denied plans for ICE to conduct enforcement operations at polling places during the November midterms, calling such claims fear tactics and attempts to smear ICE.
- Homan emphasized that there is no operational plan or policy to sweep polling locations for illegal aliens, and stressed the importance of fair elections with integrity.
- He acknowledged that ICE agents arrest individuals in various locations like churches and hospitals but stated they avoid sensitive places such as polling stations.
- Homan noted that in the past two years, ICE has not conducted operations at sensitive locations, including polling places, reinforcing the agency’s professional approach.
- The discussion also touched on legal concerns raised by Latino civil rights groups citing a Civil War-era law prohibiting armed men at election sites, with Homan reiterating no enforcement orders target polling locations.
