Administration; No Plans For ICE At The Polls

WASHINGTON (AP) — As midterm elections approach, some voters are worried about immigration enforcement officers at polling places. Department of Homeland Security officials say they don’t plan to send officers en masse to patrol the polls. They dismissed concerns as “fear-mongering.” Election law experts say federal law bars the government from deploying armed troops, agents or officers to election sites except to “repel armed enemies of the United States.” Organizations representing Latino, Black and Asian American voters are concerned about the rhetoric and ICE’s activity. They worry that any ICE activity near polling places could deter voters already on edge over immigration enforcement.