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orangecrush

(29,499 posts) Thu Feb 5, 2026, 05:45 PM Feb 5

White House "can't guarantee" ICE won't be at polls [View all]

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Maybe not arbitrarily but only under extreme circumstances

ðŸš¨BREAKING: The White House Thursday refused to rule out the presence of immigration enforcement at voting locations this November, a response that follows extremist rhetoric about placing federal forces at the polls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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White House "can't guarantee" ICE won't be at polls [View all] orangecrush Feb 5 OP

They could if they wanted to. They don't want to. Deuxcents Feb 5 #1

Like what.............. Lovie777 Feb 5 #2

Exactly. At today's "prayer breakfast" the orange man listed Detroit, Philly etc as the most corrupt elections. hedda_foil Feb 5 #4

Trump will have them "prescreen" voters and verify citizenship. dalton99a Feb 5 #3

MaddowBlog-Eyeing midterms, Steve Bannon expects ICE agents, troops at local polling sites LetMyPeopleVote Feb 5 #5

Trump's underlying assumption, or belief, is false CanonRay Feb 5 #6

I don't see this as being feasible for a whole bunch of reasons newdeal2 Feb 5 #7

Obviously they would target the meaningful ones in blue cities. drray23 Feb 5 #9

Then those cities/states will come up with creative solutions newdeal2 Feb 5 #10

Its an intimidation tactic Bayard Feb 5 #8