Trump administration rules out mass ICE enforcement at the polls in midterms

By: Amelia Twyman

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: July 30, 2026

Words: 930

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is not planning an aggressive campaign at voting sites during the upcoming midterm elections, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday in response to a States Newsroom inquiry about a letter from U.S. Senate Democrats voicing concerns about armed federal agents at polling places.

ICE, an agency within DHS that has sustained intense criticism since the start of the second Trump administration for its aggressive and sometimes deadly tactics, …

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