Veytics Intelligence
2026-10-23 · Aljazeera

Will ICE agents play a role in the 2026 US midterm elections?

Since returning to office for a second term, United States President Donald Trump has embarked on a campaign to root out and deport the country’s undocumented immigrants. Spearheading that campaign is Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a federal agency housed in the Department of Homeland Security. Under Trump, the agency has grown substantially, boasting 22,000 officers and agents as of January, a staffing increase of 120 percent. Thanks to recent spending packages, ICE is also considered the best-funded federal law enforcement agency in the US. But the agency, founded in 2003, has come under increased scrutiny for its aggressive tactics and expedited hiring techniques.

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