BREAKING: ICE chief makes MAJOR confession

ICE Director Todd Lyons explicitly stated there is 'no reason' for ICE to deploy at polling facilities, classifying their work as civil and criminal enforcement, not election monitoring. This admission is critical because it directly contradicts the narrative promoted by figures like Steve Bannon, who suggested ICE presence at polls.

Senator Elise Lkin's questioning of ICE Director Todd Lyons, where he stated, 'There's no reason for us to deploy to a polling facility.'

Legal expert Mark Elias confirms that the ICE Director's statement is legally admissible in court as an 'admission' or 'statement against interest.' This means if ICE is deployed to polls and challenged, the plaintiffs can use Lyons's own words to bolster their case, proving there was no legitimate reason for their presence.

Mark Elias: 'Absolutely. I mean, the court has in it in their federal rules of evidence uh the idea of an admission and also something else called a statement against interest. both of them basically saying similar things which is that if an adverse party says something that undermines their legal argument it is admissible.'

Despite the ICE Director's admission, he stammered when pressed on whether he would unequivocally refuse a direct order from a president (via a governor like Kristi Noem) to deploy ICE at polls. This hesitation raises concerns about the willingness of administration officials to stand up to potentially illegal directives.

Mark Elias: 'I didn't hear Mr. Lions say unequivocally that he would uh refuse that order. No, I heard him do a whole lot of stammering and stuttering and not really sure where to go with it.'

After the 2020 election, Donald Trump attempted to use the Pentagon to seize ballots and voting equipment, but Department of Justice and White House Counsel's office officials deemed it 'nuts and not legal.' This experience led Trump to identify 'paramilitary forces' like ICE and CBP as more pliable alternatives for carrying out voter suppression or other actions to subvert elections.

Mark Elias: 'Donald Trump has figured out that actually the military may be too disciplined... So, Donald Trump needs an alternative and he has found it in a paramilitary force that has been in Minnesota and in Minneapolis... that includes ICE, right? It's ICE and CPB.'

Given the time-sensitive nature of election day litigation, state attorneys general and governors are uniquely positioned to act pre-emptively. They can use state law enforcement to create 'safe zones' around polling places, issue direct orders to federal agents, and pass state-level laws to protect elections before federal interference occurs.

Mark Elias: 'State AGs... are oftentimes in the best position on election day to go before there's a trouble... and say, 'We are the law enforcement. Stop it. Get out of the way.'... governors have tools, state agencies have tools that private litigants don't have.'