After commentator and former White House adviser Steve Bannon claimed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will “surround the polls come November,” the Trump administration has denied any such plans.

“ICE is not planning operations targeting polling locations,” a Department of Homeland Security official told The Daily Signal.

“ICE conducts intelligence-driven targeted enforcement, and if an active public safety threat endangered a polling location, they may be arrested as a result of that targeted enforcement action,” the official added.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Thursday she has “never heard the president consider” sending immigration enforcement agents to polling locations.

Pressed on the matter further, Leavitt said she “can’t guarantee” ICE agents won’t be in the vicinity of........

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