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No plans to have ICE officers patrol polls during midterm elections, says US officials

Oct 3, 2026 · The Gleaner

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials say they don’t plan to send immigration enforcement officers en masse to patrol the polls and dismissed concerns that they plan to do so as “fear-mongering.” With early voting already underway, a question worrying some voters is what role — if any — immigration enforcement officers might have at polling places through Election Day.

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