# ICE Targets 2026 Midterms > ICE agents target U.S. citizens ahead of 2026 elections. - Title: ICE Targets 2026 Midterms · The New Yorker | Shortify - Summary: ICE agents target U.S. citizens ahead of 2026 elections. ICE agents are targeting U.S. citizens in Pennsylvania ahead of 2026 midterms, claiming illegal… - Keywords: ice, pennsylvania, midterms, voter registration, immigration, u.s. citizens, election fraud, 2026 midterms, we are casa, scott perry, janelle stelson, politics - Source: The New Yorker — https://newyorker.com/news/the-political-scene/how-ice-is-targeting-the-2026-midterms - Author: Jonathan Blitzer - Published: 2026-10-21T18:46:51.765+00:00 - Read time: 2 min - Topics: ice, pennsylvania, midterms, voter registration, immigration, u.s. citizens, election fraud, 2026 midterms, we are casa, scott perry, janelle stelson, politics ## ICE agents target York office Olga Rivera Galati, a fifty-five-year-old u.s. citizen born in lancaster county, pennsylvania, was targeted by ice agents in york. > i’m a u.s. citizen, but i didn’t feel that way that day. i thought, i’m hispanic. ## ICE's voter fraud campaign ice has been targeting u.s. citizens in pennsylvania ahead of the 2026 midterms, claiming noncitizen voting. > the phenomenon is virtually nonexistent, research has repeatedly shown that isolated votes cast by noncitizens have never affected the outcome of an election. ## DHS investigates voter registration homeland security investigations reviewed eighty-two ngo organizations in pennsylvania, including we are casa. > the department reviewed eighty-two n.g.o.s in pennsylvania alone. ## ICE's voter fraud claims ice claims to have found over two hundred fifty thousand potential noncitizen voters in california, nevada, new jersey, and pennsylvania. > the department had found more than two hundred and fifty thousand potential noncitizens registered to vote in california, nevada, new jersey, and pennsylvania. ## Voter fraud investigations ice agents are conducting voter fraud investigations at a rate of twelve minutes per subject, with forty names per day. > staff were required to investigate forty names per day, at a rate of roughly twelve minutes per subject. ## ICE's voter fraud tactics ice agents are using voter data to identify noncitizens, but the process generates frequent false positives. > the process is notoriously error-prone, generating frequent false positives. ## ICE's political influence ice officials report directly to stephen miller, the president’s deputy chief of staff, and oversee election integrity. > it’s all directed by miller. ## 287(g) agreements over five hundred immigrants have been arrested in york county since 2025 through 287(g) agreements with ice. > more than five hundred immigrants have been arrested by local law enforcement in the county since 2025. ## We Are Casa's work we are casa has registered five thousand eligible voters in york, lancaster, and dauphin counties since june. > we are casa has registered five thousand eligible voters in york, lancaster, and dauphin counties since june. ## ICE's voter fraud claims ice claims to have found sixteen thousand potential noncitizen voters in nevada, but only a hundred and eighty-five were verified. > the department had submitted the names of only a hundred and eight-five to the state for review. ## Voter fraud charges twenty-eight green-card holders in california were charged with election-related crimes for voting illegally. > the department of justice announced that it was charging twenty-eight green-card holders in california with election-related crimes. ## ICE's voter fraud tactics ice agents are now asking u.s. citizens about their voting history to create an investigative paper trail. > you question enough people, particularly individuals who may be intimidated or confused by federal agents, and you’re going to get inconsistent statements. ## Political tensions scott perry, a trump ally, won york county in 2024 with sixty-two percent of the vote. > in 2024, trump carried the county with sixty-two per cent of the vote. ## ICE's allegations ice claims janelle stelson employed a man who exposed himself in public and was arrested for indecent exposure. > it’s unbelievable that janelle stelson would employ an illegal alien to work on a congressional campaign, let alone a pervert who exposed himself in public. ## ICE's voter fraud impact ice agents have been targeting u.s. citizens in york county, causing stress for voter registration teams. > ice has been going after people who are u.s. citizens, just for your accent. ## ICE's voter fraud consequences ice agents are now asking u.s. citizens about their voting history to create an investigative paper trail. > you question enough people, particularly individuals who may be intimidated or confused by federal agents, and you’re going to get inconsistent statements. ## Key takeaway ICE agents are targeting U.S. citizens in Pennsylvania ahead of 2026 midterms, claiming illegal voting by noncitizens.