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City Of Denver, Latino Civil Rights Groups Sue To Block Trump Admin From Sending ICE To Polling Sites

The plaintiffs say federal law bars armed federal personnel from polling places and warn the deployment could intimidate Latino voters and naturalized citizens.

  • On September 10, LULAC and Common Cause filed a lawsuit challenging the DHS's attempt to authorize armed ICE officers to enter polling places for immigration enforcement.
  • Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin suggested ICE agents could respond to threats or serve warrants at polling sites, raising questions about how immigration enforcement intersects with voting.
  • Existing Federal Law prohibits armed federal personnel at polling places except when confronting armed enemies, yet plaintiffs argue armed agents could intimidate Latino voters and naturalized citizens.
  • Trump administration border czar Tom Homan told Fox News on Sunday that there is "no plan" to sweep polling places, noting ICE has not operated at sensitive locations in the past two years.
  • Legal uncertainty remains regarding how strictly Federal Law applies to immigration officers, as courts have not previously tested the statute in this specific context, leaving the outcome pivotal.
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The so-called "border zar" rejected the alleged intimidation of voters through the presence of armed agents at the polls

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City Of Denver, Latino Civil Rights Groups Sue To Block Trump Admin From Sending ICE To Polling Sites

The lawsuit was filed in a Washington, D.C., federal court in response to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin saying ICE would serve warrants at polling sties.

·Silver Spring, United States
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