DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin stated that federal ICE officers could be deployed to polling sites if there is a specific threat or if ICE is serving a warrant, but not to patrol polling places generally.

multiple outlets, traced to a single source · Attributed statement · first recorded Sep 2, 12:30 AM

Although several outlets carry this claim, their reporting traces back to a single shared source — so it counts as one confirmation, not several.

How each outlet reported it

The GuardianLeft · Sep 2, 12:01 AM

Federal ICE officers could be deployed to polling sites across the country

Cites: Markwayne Mullin · Details: ICE officers; polling sites; across the country

The GuardianLeft · Sep 2, 12:01 AM

Officers could be deployed if there is a threat to a polling place or ICE is serving a warrant

Cites: Markwayne Mullin · Details: threat to polling place; serving a warrant

The GuardianLeft · Sep 2, 12:01 AM

ICE is not there to patrol polling places

Cites: Markwayne Mullin · Details: ICE isn't there to patrol the polling places

The GuardianLeft · Sep 2, 12:01 AM

ICE is there to enforce specific threats

Cites: Markwayne Mullin · Details: enforce specific threats

ABC NewsLean left · Oct 2, 6:01 AM

Mullin said officers could go to polls for specific reasons such as arresting someone if they have a warrant or responding to a threat

Cites: Markwayne Mullin · Details: specific reasons: arrest with warrant; responding to threat