'DHS Sec Mullin Comes Up With Some Reasons ICE Might Be Sent to Polls'

(TPM) "During an interview with CNN’s Kasie Hunt on Sunday, Mullin questioned why ICE would need to be there in the first place if only American citizens are voting, a disingenuous deflection that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has used as well when pressed on whether the administration was considering taking such action. President Trump has himself insinuated that the possibility of ICE agents at the polls still hangs in the air, saying recently that he’s willing to 'do anything necessary to make sure we have honest elections.' "

“ 'No, keep in mind, why would ICE be there?' Mullin asked. 'Because the only people who should be voting there is American citizens. There shouldn’t be any immigration enforcement. So this should be a moot deal for any Democrat.' "

“ 'So, why would there be a circumstance where you would need ICE agents?' Hunt continued."

“ 'Keep in mind, ICE agents are there to flex if we need to,' he said, before outlining some specifics:"

“ 'So you saw ICE at TSA lines, not processing, but in the soft areas. If a threat were to arise for whatever reason at a polling station — say a bomb threat would be called in — our ICE agents are more than just Immigration And Customs Enforcement. They’re also trained to have SRT (Special Response Teams), which means that we can have an emergency team respond quickly."

“ 'The only reason why we would be there is not for voter identification. It’d be because law enforcement is needed, and the local law enforcement would be part of that conversation. So we wouldn’t show up on our own. We would be getting asked to show up but not for immigration purposes, because, as I said, the only people that should be in line are American citizens. So there should be no reason to have any type of that.' "

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