# ICE Was Secretly Ordered to Stop All Immigration Raids on Election Day

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ice-was-secretly-ordered-to-stop-all-immigration-raids-on-election-day/
- Published: 2026-11-04T23:29:11+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T00:52:00+00:00
- Original publisher: The Intercept (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://theintercept.com/2026/11/04/ice-orders-stop-election-day/
- Topics: Elections, Politics

## Key points

- ICE officials reported a nationwide Election Day enforcement pause.
- Officers were reportedly reassigned to administrative duties.
- Trackers recorded about 56 sightings, with few arrest reports.

## Summary

ICE officials in four US areas said they were told to pause immigration enforcement operations on Election Day, with officers assigned to administrative work instead. The reported stand-down matters because it sharply reduced street-level enforcement during voting, though some ICE personnel and vehicles were still seen.

The orders reportedly circulated from Monday through supervisors, group chats and verbal instructions, without an official email; officials said they were kept quiet to avoid media attention. Two crowdsourced tracking services logged unusually low activity: AntiFreeze recorded about 56 nationwide sightings, including three near polling stations, while StopICE’s monitors reported no usual morning surge and few signs of arrests.

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