Homeland Security Chief says ICE Agents Could be Sent to Polling Places

Thursday, September 03, 2026

The US homeland security secretary, Markwayne Mullin, on Tuesday said that federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers could be deployed to polling sites across the country.

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Markwayne Mullin: "The only reason we'd be at polling places is if there's a threat to that polling place or we're serving a warrant"

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... For months, Democrats and voting rights groups have warned that the Trump administration might attempt to deploy federal agents to polling locations in an effort to intimidate voters and depress turnout ahead of the November midterm elections.

Although the White House has downplayed such suggestions, Donald Trump has declined to rule it out while continuing to sow doubt about the integrity of past -- and future -- US elections. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-09-02 02:10 PM | Reply

... Mullin said: "ICE isn't there to patrol the polling places. We're there to enforce specific threats." ...

Threats like voters not voting for "the right leaders?"

Noem dismisses criticism of 'right people' voting for 'right leaders' remark (February 2026)
thehill.com

... Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem waved off criticism of recent comments she made about ensuring "we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country," calling the remarks "commonsense." ...

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-09-02 02:15 PM | Reply

What could go wrong?

Other than the fact that it is illegal.

Laws are meaningless to criminal like Mar Kwanye Mullet.

#3 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-09-02 03:05 PM | Reply

They better buy a lot of body bags.

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-09-02 04:22 PM | Reply

Then what "specific threats" are they?

Mullin is unAmerican s*&^.

#5 | Posted by jpw at 2026-09-02 04:43 PM | Reply

ICE presence is unwanted and illegal without an armed opponent.

The intimidation will result in 100% unrefined backfire sauce, just wait.

Everyone should dress as inflatable animals come midterms.

Any arrests would be priceless media.

#6 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2026-09-02 06:31 PM | Reply

House GOPer in Private Meeting: Trump's Exhausting Our Voters Bulwark Joe Perticone August 28

A HOUSE REPUBLICAN FROM one of America's reddest states privately acknowledged that President Donald Trump's unpopularity and freewheeling executive actions were hurting the party and even endangering seemingly safe seats like hers.

"The challenge that we have is that we have to get over the narrative that I don't like this guy, so I'm going to vote for the Democrat,'" said Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-Okla.), according to audio obtained by The Bulwark. "Because I'm telling you right now, I'm hearing it already."

"And what happens is that'll impact me because . . . two things will either happen," Bice added. "They're going to vote for the Democrat and they may split [the] ticket and vote for me and a few others, or"this is my bigger fear right now"people don't go vote."

#7 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2026-09-03 07:14 AM | Reply

ICE at polling places is a MAGA political coup attempt.

#8 | Posted by Zed at 2026-09-03 12:56 PM | Reply

Why would anyone be "intimidated"?
Doesn't make sense

#9 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-09-03 02:26 PM | Reply

Why would anyone be "intimidated"?

#9 | POSTED BY JOHN_SAVAGE2

Uniformed, masked, armed men?

With the identity of a fascist paramilitary guilty of murdering and deporting US citizens?

Hard to imagine.

#10 | Posted by Zed at 2026-09-03 02:56 PM | Reply