ICE Officers Told to Scale Back Enforcement on Election DayICE Quieted Enforcement to Avoid Election-Day IntimidationICE Continued Arrests Despite Election-Day Enforcement Limits
ICE officers in several U.S. regions were verbally instructed to pause or limit immigration enforcement on November 3, while the Department of Homeland Security said the agency continued enforcing the law.ICE officers across several regions were told to halt or scale back operations on November 3, as officials sought to avoid the appearance of interference with voting.ICE officers were told to limit some operations on November 3, but the Department of Homeland Security said enforcement continued and identified five arrests made that day.