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DHS Slams Clerk for Warning ICE at Polls

3/18/2026

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) criticized DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek for warning ICE agents to avoid polling places during the upcoming primary election.
Kaczmarek labeled ICE agents "thugs" and said illegal migrants do not vote.
She said federal interference at polling sites is illegal.
She set up a hotline to report ICE sightings.
She said voters should not fear exercising their rights because federal law prohibits ICE from interfering with elections.

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) criticized DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek for warning ICE agents to avoid polling places during the upcoming primary election.
Kaczmarek labeled ICE agents "thugs" and said illegal migrants do not vote.
She said federal interference at polling sites is illegal.
She set up a hotline to report ICE sightings.
She said voters should not fear exercising their rights because federal law prohibits ICE from interfering with elections.