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NEW: Former Trump official Steve Bannon suggested the president deployed ICE officers to major U.S. airports as a “test run” for using them in upcoming elections. According to the administration, they will not assist TSA with passenger screenings but instead guard exit lanes or check IDs.

democracydocket.comBannon: Trump’s ICE airport deployment is ‘test run’ for ICE at polls“We can use this as a test run, as a test case, to really perfect ICE’s involvement in the 2026 midterms."

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Folks, we may have had our last free election. Either you prepare to fight & organize yourselves under some retired military officer’s tutelage or be prepared for 10 long years or more of oppression

So that's what ICE would do then at a polling place; guard (intimidate) and check IDs of people voting who don't look American (White). Got it.

I think we have to act as if this is true (& it probably is), but knowing this whole crowd, I think it's quite possible Bannon is inserting himself to try and cling to relevance.

imo, if he says it- it's not it. he is spreading fear, propaganda for free, actually. they know they are a minority and know if the majority walks out on the streets, they'll be totally overwhelmed... tiny have to be loud.

I suspect the ICE election role will be to cart off folks of colour, whether immigrant or not, and anybwhomprotest, and then hold them until after voting ends.

So not really doing anything and getting paid while TSA does all the real work and does not get paid. Sounds like a Trump run business.

There are 22k ICE personnel, including admin personnel. 12k of those have been hired in the last year, and yet they are going to do their jobs, the jobs of 50k TSA agents, as well as monitor 100 million voters in midterms (or even just the dem half)? Sounds like propaganda meant to intimidate.

Every state and local jurisdiction needs to secure the custody of ballots (by force), because unchecked, the temptation to interfere will be too great…

Once ice is entrenched in airports, they will never leave. This is an extension of the nazi occupation we have seen around the country. ICE airport deployment is ‘test run’ for ICE at polls We can use this as a test run, as a test case, to really perfect ICE’s involvement in the 2026 midterms.

Zero surprise that this idea came from Steve Bannon Stephen Miller is just mad he didn't think of it first We all know, the only thing ICE agents are qualified to do at an airport Is harass and kidnap "suspicious looking people"