# Will ICE agents play a role in the 2026 US midterm elections?

https://mins.news/en/item/112006

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-23 01:47 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/23/will-ice-agents-play-a-role-in-the-2026-us-midterm-elections?traffic_source=rss

> Rights groups fear ICE, the agency leading Trump’s immigration crackdown, could affect voting. Federal law bars armed federal agents from polling stations, but ICE agents have reportedly operated nearby. Homeland Security Investigations was also reportedly tasked with investigating non-citizen voting; a federal judge ordered those probes paused this week, citing the risk of citizens being wrongly targeted and intimidated.

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