White House Refuses to Rule Out ICE Presence at Polling Locations Amidst Immigration Enforcement Concerns
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The White House declined to guarantee that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents would not be present at polling locations during the upcoming midterm elections, raising concerns about potential voter intimidation. This follows a suggestion by former Trump advisor Steve Bannon that ICE should "surround the polls" in November, according to a report by Time.
During a press briefing on Thursday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated she had not heard President Donald Trump consider deploying immigration agents to polling sites. However, when asked if she could guarantee the absence of ICE agents near voting locations, Leavitt responded, "I can't guarantee an ICE agent," as reported by Time.
The potential deployment of ICE agents at polling places comes amid heightened scrutiny of immigration enforcement practices. Newly released court documents revealed that a 2025 Chicago immigration raid, initially presented as targeting Venezuelan gang members, instead focused on removing squatters from an apartment building, according to NPR News. This discrepancy has raised questions about the accuracy of information disseminated by government agencies and the potential for misrepresentation in immigration enforcement strategies.
Furthermore, Minneapolis has initiated daily deportation flights as part of a large-scale federal immigration operation, as documented by an individual and reported by NPR News. This practice, which has a history under previous administrations, has sparked debate regarding the scale and methods of immigration enforcement.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court handed down a one-sentence order announcing that California's newly gerrymandered maps, which are expected to give Democrats as many as, according to Vox, were approved.
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