Civil rights groups sue to block federal agents at polling sites ahead of midterms
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A coalition led by the NAACP filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration from threatening to deploy federal law enforcement to polling places in the upcoming midterm elections, arguing such action would violate the Voting Rights Act and amount to voter intimidation; DHS and DOJ deny plans, no armed presence has been deployed yet, and the suit follows another challenge from Latino groups.
- Trump administration sued over threat to deploy federal law enforcement at voting sites The Guardian
- A DHS email raises new questions about the Trump administration's election plans NPR
- NAACP files lawsuit seeking to bar federal agents from polling places The Washington Post
- States prep for ICE agents to be at polls, just in case Axios
- Civil Rights Groups Sue to Keep Armed Agents Away From Voting Sites The New York Times
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