Mullin says ICE ‘only’ deployed at midterm polls if ‘threat’ arises
Mullin said ICE could respond only to specific threats at polling sites, while critics warned the plan could intimidate voters and widen disenfranchisement.
- On Sunday, CNN's Kasie Hunt pressed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin regarding plans to deploy Immigration And Customs Enforcement agents to monitor upcoming midterm polling locations.
- President Donald Trump has urged sending federal agents to voting locations, though Mullin claimed his officers would only deploy for a "specific threat" or as an emergency Special Response Team, not for intimidation.
- Mitch McConnell and Susan Collins called the proposal a "non-starter" last week, while Mullin separately told Dana Bash he is ready to "throw out the Constitution" to ensure "only citizens of the United States are voting."
- A study by the Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement found the proposed act would disenfranchise 21.3 million voting-age Americans, while the Heritage Foundation identified only 25 instances of non-citizen voter fraud.
- Trump has urged Republicans in Congress to pass the act through reconciliation to bypass a Democratic Party filibuster in the Senate.
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DHS chief Mullin refuses to rule out ICE at polls, claims only American citizens should be in line – Democratic Accent
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin defended President Donald Trump’s push for citizenship checks in federal elections Sunday, claiming DHS was preparing for the 2026 midterms by reviewing voter information and records. “Well, we’re going to make sure that our Constitution is upheld, meaning that only citizens of the United States are voting,” Mullin said to Kasie Hunt on CNN’s State of the Union. When Mullin was asked what DHS planned to do with vot…
DHS chief Mullin refuses to rule out ICE at polls, claims only American citizens should be in line
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin says the department is reviewing voter information ahead of the 2026 midterms to ensure only U.S. citizens vote in federal elections.
Mullin asked whether ICE agents will be at midterm polls
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents would “only” be deployed to midterm polling places “if a threat were to arise,” and “not for voter identification.”
Mullin Won't Rule Out Siccing ICE On Polling Stations
The Hill reports: Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Sunday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement would “only” be deployed at polls during the midterms if a “threat” arises. “Briefly, at your hearing recently, you didn’t rule out sending ICE agents to the polls in the midterms. Are you willing to rule out sending ICE agents?” CNN’s Kasie Hunt asked Mullin on “State of the Union.” “No, what I said is that we would only be there …
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