US EditionKaroline Leavitt Refuses to Rule Out Using ICE in Elections
- On Feb. 3, Steve Bannon urged ICE to surround polling places during the November 2026 midterms, while the White House said Trump hasn't discussed formal plans but declined to rule out agents near voting sites.
- Trump has urged Republicans to nationalize voting and take over elections in about 15 places, pushing false claims of widespread noncitizen voting and election fraud.
- The Justice Department has sued nearly two dozen states over voter rolls, and last week the FBI searched an election office in Fulton County, Georgia, while some Republican leaders oppose federalizing elections.
- Senator Mark Warner, Virginia Democrat, warned ICE presence could intimidate voters, saying `They may have a member of their family that is not fully documented`, while Democrats and election experts fear turnout could drop.
- Though unofficial, Bannon commands support among Trump loyalists, raising legal and constitutional questions as the U.S. Constitution and federal law restrict election control and troop deployment at polls.
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White House Says Trump Has No Plans to Deploy ICE at Polls, Won’t Rule Out Federal Presence
The White House said on Feb. 5 that President Donald Trump has not discussed any “formal plans” to deploy U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at polling locations during November’s midterm elections, while declining to guarantee that federal agents would not be present near voting sites. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt made the remarks during a press briefing in response to a question referencing a comment from for…
Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Trump has no ‘formal plans’ to deploy ICE at polling sites, White House says
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has not discussed “formal plans” to deploy U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to polling sites at November’s midterm elections, the White House said on Thursday, while declining to rule out their presence near voting locations.
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