Trump homeland security chief says ICE agents could be sent to polling places
Markwayne Mullin says officers could be deployed ‘if there is a threat to that polling place or we’re serving a warrant’ 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. Speaking to reporters in New York, Mullin said: “ICE isn’t there to patrol the polling places. We’re there to enforce specific threats.”
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