DHS Election Official Tells State Chiefs ICE Agents Won’t Be at 2026 Polling Places, But Refuses to Affirm State Control of Elections
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On a multi‑agency call ahead of the 2026 midterms, Heather Honey, DHS deputy assistant secretary for election integrity, told state election officials that ICE agents would not be present at polling places “this election cycle,” a reassurance confirmed on the record by several secretaries of state. When pressed to affirm the constitutional principle that states control elections, DHS declined to make that commitment and said it could still conduct targeted ICE actions in response to an “active public safety threat,” prompting distrust from some state officials given Honey’s past support for false 2020 election claims.
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