Homan says "There is no plan to sweep polling places looking for illegal aliens"
Tom HomanWhite House border czar
Border czar Tom Homan answers a question about ICE and polling places on "The Sunday Briefing," Fox News, Sept. 13, 2026.
Excerpt from 1:02 to 2:18 of the Fox News video. DI added its logo in the corner.
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On Fox News, Homan said he had not seen operational plans or discussions of immigration enforcement operations at polling places, called the claims "another fear tactic", and said, "There is no plan to sweep polling places looking for illegal aliens".
“I have not seen any operational plans or any discussions on any immigration enforcement operation at polling places. This is another fear tactic. This is another attack on ICE and this administration. … I want to put that to bed. There is no plan to sweep polling places looking for illegal aliens.”
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Other statements by Tom Homan in this case
- Homan asks what Democrats are "afraid of" about ICE at polling places and says "I'm not going to say" the planEarlier: Mixed or conditional
Where this statement fits
Should ICE and other armed federal agents be allowed at or near polling places in the 2026 election?
Since February 2026, federal officials have given differing answers about whether ICE and other armed federal agents could be at or near polling places during the November 3 election. On September 1, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said ICE would be at a polling place only if there is a threat to it or agents are serving a warrant, and DHS told Politico that ICE is not planning operations targeting polling locations but that arrests could result if an active public safety threat endangered one. On September 10, 18 and 23, 2026, LULAC and other groups, a coalition including the NAACP, and Democratic leaders and party committees sued separately in federal court in Washington. They allege that the administration's statements and actions violate 18 U.S.C. 592, Section 11(b) of the Voting Rights Act, or both. As of September 25, the court dockets show no motion for a preliminary injunction and no answer or motion to dismiss from the federal defendants, and no court has ruled.
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Fox News video of Homan's interview with host Jacqui Heinrich. The quoted wording is our transcription of the video audio and matches The Hill's and CNN's reports of the same interview.
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The Hill's report on Homan's Sept. 13 interview with Fox News host Jacqui Heinrich. It quotes Homan on polling places and on sensitive locations, and notes the LULAC suit filed the previous week.
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CNN explainer collecting what administration and military officials have said about troops or federal officers at polling places, including Homan's Fox News remarks, Mullin's March confirmation-hearing remarks and Patel's Sept. 15 Senate testimony.
Before the quotation
Fox News host Jacqui Heinrich asked Homan whether there was any truth to claims that ICE would be raiding polling locations, three days after Denver and civil rights groups sued to block ICE from polling places.
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In the same interview, The Hill reported, Homan was asked whether there has been an order for enforcement to stay away from polling places and said there is no sensitive-location policy.
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The label describes this statement's response within the context above.
Why this label?
The fixed reference point is the administration's stated or threatened use of ICE at or near polling places. Homan said he had seen no plans and that there is no plan to sweep polling places, which denies the alleged plan. Challenges the characterization loses because he denied the plan itself and did not merely dispute how critics describe it.
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