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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Nicholas Riccardi

DHS official promises ICE agents won’t be patrolling polling places during midterms

A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official has assured state election administrators that immigration agents will not be deployed to polling stations during November's midterm elections, seeking to allay significant Democratic concerns about potential interference from the Trump administration.

Heather Honey, the deputy assistant secretary for election integrity, conveyed this message to a group of secretaries of state, stating that "any suggestion that ICE will be present at any polling location is simply not true."

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