# Slotkin and Baldwin warn against armed federal agents near polling places

Date: 2026

Senators [Elissa Slotkin](/people/elissa-slotkin) and [Tammy Baldwin](/people/tammy-baldwin) have warned that armed federal officers near polling places could intimidate eligible voters. Slotkin led the Protect Our Polls Act on 18 June 2026, and Baldwin renewed the warning on 23 September while backing legislation aimed at stopping ICE or National Guard deployments at polls. The warning is older than the 36-hour publication gate, so the record is paired with a fresh 12 October DHS response stating that ICE is not planning operations targeting polling locations, while preserving targeted action for an active public-safety threat. The fact records their legislative and oversight position, not evidence that a federal deployment has already been ordered.

## Sources

- https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/dhs-ice-not-planning-operations-targeting-polling-locations
- https://www.baldwin.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-baldwin-introduces-new-bill-to-stop-trump-from-sending-ice-national-guard-to-polls
- https://www.slotkin.senate.gov/2026/06/18/slotkin-leads-purple-state-senators-on-bill-to-stop-trump-from-using-military-or-federal-law-enforcement-to-interfere-with-elections/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/slotkin-baldwin-warn-ice-near-polling-places-2026-10