DHS Official Promises No Immigration Agents at Polling Places During Midterms

This event involves a DHS official making a preemptive promise that immigration agents won't be at polling places - essentially affirming existing norms rather than eroding them. There is zero constitutional damage: no election interference occurred (election:0), no rule of law violation (rule_of_law:0), no civil rights infringement (civil_rights:0). The mechanism is listed as 'norm_erosion_only' but no actual norm erosion is present - this is a statement reinforcing norms, not eroding them. The mechanism_modifier is therefore 0.0, yielding A-score of 0. The B-score shows moderate hype (Layer1: 10/20 = 50%, Layer2: 15/20 = 75%) with intentionality at 8/15 (0.53 weight), producing final B-score of 24.3. However, this falls just below the B>=25 threshold. More critically, this is a non-event: a government official stating they will follow normal procedures. The 'concern' being addressed appears manufactured or hypothetical rather than based on actual planned interference. This is classic noise - generating attention around something that isn't happening.