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DHS says ICE agents will not be at polling places during midterms

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An official with the Department of Homeland Security told state election officials Wednesday that federal immigration agents will not be stationed at polling locations during the November midterm elections, as some Democrats have warned the Trump administration could attempt to interfere in the elections through intimidation or racial profiling.Heather Honey, DHS' deputy assistant secretary for election integrity, told secretaries of state on a call that "any suggestion that ICE will be present at any polling location is simply not true," according to Arizona's Democrat Secretary of State Adri...