Groups Sue to Keep Armed Agents Away From Voting Sites
The lawsuit says armed agents at polling sites would intimidate voters and violate the Voting Rights Act, as 2 suits now seek court intervention.
- On Friday, the NAACP and other civil rights groups sued the Trump administration, seeking to block potential deployment of federal agents at polling places during November's midterm elections, alleging voter intimidation violations.
- The lawsuit follows the Trump administration's recently expanded efforts to identify noncitizens registered to vote, despite no evidence of widespread voter fraud. President Donald Trump and senior officials have not ruled out deploying federal agents to polling places.
- Plaintiffs argue these actions violate Section 11 of the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits voter intimidation. The lawsuit states voters, particularly Black, Latino, and Asian voters, are afraid to participate in civic life, constituting unlawful intimidation.
- Mullin claimed ICE would only be at polling places if responding to threats or serving warrants, though the administration has not ruled out broader deployments. FBI Director Kash Patel refused to confirm or deny polling-site plans earlier this week.
- This marks at least the second lawsuit challenging potential polling-site deployments, following a similar action filed last week by the City of Denver and civil rights groups. Federal law bars armed officers from polling locations, and Section 11 remains legally intact despite earlier Supreme Court weakening of the broader Voting Rights Act.
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N.Y. Times: ‘Civil rights groups and labor unions sued the Trump administration on Friday, asserting that its aggressive immigration enforcement and suggestions that it could send armed agents to polling sites amounted to voter intimidation and violated the Voting Rights … Continue reading ‘Civil Rights Groups Sue to Keep Armed Agents Away From Voting Sites’ →
NAACP Sues to Block Federal Agents From Polling Sites in Midterms
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The NAACP and other civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit Friday seeking to prevent the Trump administration from deploying federal law enforcement officers in ways they say could intimidate voters during November’s midterm elections. The lawsuit names Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, FBI Director Kash Patel and other administration officials. Plaintiffs argue that public statements about possible federal ac…
NAACP Sues to Keep Federal Agents Away From Voting Locations
Alex Brandon/APThe NAACP, labor unions and other advocacy organizations sued the Trump administration on Friday, seeking to stop the potential deployment of federal agents at voting locations during the midterm elections.The administration has sought more federal control over elections as part of President Donald Trump’s plans to address his unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud. Trump, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mu…
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