Trump homeland security chief says ICE agents could be sent to polling places
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- U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said ICE officers could be deployed to polling sites if there is a threat or agents need to serve a warrant.
- Mullin said ICE would not patrol polling places, but would enforce specific threats.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers could be deployed to polling sites across the country.
Speaking to reporters in New York, Mullin said ICE would not be there to patrol polling places. He said officers could respond if a site faced a threat or if they needed to serve a warrant.
ICE isn’t there to patrol the polling places. We’re there to enforce specific threats.
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