Lawsuit aims to bar armed ICE agents from polling places under Civil War-era statute

Latino civil rights groups, a voting-rights organization and the city of Denver sued the Trump administration to keep armed ICE agents away from polling places, invoking a Civil War-era law that generally prohibits federal officials from bringing troops or armed men to places where elections are held, arguing such presence could intimidate voters—especially Latinos; DHS says it won’t target polling sites but could act if threats arise.