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Trump homeland security chief says ICE agents could be sent to polling places

ICE enforcement [ice_general]. <p>Markwayne Mullin says officers could be deployed ‘if there is a threat to that polling place or we’re serving a warrant’</p><p>US homeland security secretary Markwayne Mullin on Tuesday said that federal immigration and customs enforcement (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ice-us-immigration-and-customs-

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    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/01/trump-homeland-security-markwayne-mullin-polling
    <p>Markwayne Mullin says officers could be deployed ‘if there is a threat to that polling place or we’re serving a warrant’</p><p>US homeland security secretary Markwayne Mullin on Tuesday said that federal immigration and customs enforcement (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ice-us-immigration-and-customs-enforcement">ICE</a>) officers could be deployed to polling sites across the country.</p><p><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/01/mullin-says-dhs-could-deploy-to-pollin