The Dispute Index

Heather Honey

Heather Honey is an American election-policy consultant who has served since August 2025 as deputy assistant secretary for election integrity in the Office of Strategy, Policy and Plans at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Before that she ran the consulting firm Haystack Investigations.

What we have documented

We have documented 1 statement by Heather Honey, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

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Statements by Heather Honey

Heather Honey

Role at the time: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Election Integrity

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Statement summary

In a virtual meeting with state election officials, DHS deputy assistant secretary Heather Honey answered a question from California Secretary of State Shirley Weber by calling any suggestion that ICE will be at polling places "simply disinformation" and saying, "There will be no ICE presence at polling locations for this election". Votebeat reported the remarks from five people who listened to the call.

“Any suggestion that ICE is going to be present at polling places is simply disinformation … There will be no ICE presence at polling locations for this election.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)ICE won't be at polling places in 2026 election, Trump administration official says · VotebeatReport of Honey's remarks in a Feb. 25 virtual meeting with state election officials, published Feb. 26, 2026
Why we used this label

The fixed reference point is the administration's stated or threatened use of ICE at or near polling places. Honey said that any suggestion of an ICE presence at polling places is disinformation and that there will be none, which denies the alleged plan. She attached no condition, so mixed or conditional does not fit.

Read statementFull case: Should ICE and other armed federal agents be allowed at or near polling places in the 2026 election?

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