According to a senior official from the Department of Homeland Security, ICE officers are not being directed to perform any tasks beyond their regular responsibilities on the day of November’s midterm elections. During a press conference in New York, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin clarified that ICE agents will only be present at polling places if there is a specific threat to the location or if they are serving a warrant on an individual they are actively investigating. Mullin emphasized that ICE is not there to monitor or patrol polling places. When asked if ICE officers would enter polling locations, Mullin stated they would do so only if they had a warrant, saying, "If we’re serving a warrant, we will be where we need to be." President Donald Trump and Secretary Mullin have previously claimed, without offering evidence, that more than 250,000 noncitizens are listed on voter rolls in several states. These claims have not been substantiated by any official data or investigation. Recently, Mullin has warned state election officials that they could face prison time if they did not cooperate with the administration’s efforts to identify noncitizens on voter rolls. This initiative has sparked opposition from several state officials, who argue that sharing private voter data—such as social security numbers—poses a risk to individual privacy and could lead to misuse of sensitive information. State election officials have expressed concerns about the legality and practicality of the federal government's demands for access to such data. They have also pointed out that verifying voter eligibility is typically the responsibility of state governments, which already have systems in place to ensure only eligible voters participate in elections.