US Court Filing Says ICE Will Not Monitor Midterm Polls
A court filing says federal immigration agents will not serve as poll monitors in the November 3 midterm elections, though voter anxiety persists.
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- DOJ court filing says FBI and ICE will not monitor polls on November 3
- NAACP sued the government over immigration enforcement at voting centers
- California immigrant rights groups are organizing vote protection efforts
- San Diego teachers plan a November 3 street patrol for voter safety
- Judge rejected request to sequester 20,000 California ballots
The Department of Justice stated in a court filing that FBI and ICE agents will not act as poll monitors during this year's midterm elections on November 3.
The filing came after the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People sued the government over concerns about federal immigration enforcement at voting centers.
“I am afraid, even though I am an American citizen, there is always a fear of going to vote.”
Immigrant rights groups in California are organizing to protect the vote and share civic information as ICE raids increase across the state.
In San Diego, teachers have patrolled streets for a month to shield students from ICE before and after school, and plan a day-long patrol on November 3 for voter safety.
A federal judge denied the Trump administration's request to sequester 20,000 ballots in California over alleged noncitizen voting.
Civil rights groups also filed a lawsuit against USCIS and DHS over the so-called Unlawful Voter Initiative, saying it targets and intimidates naturalized citizen voters.
DHS reported arresting dozens of people as part of its nationwide campaign to root out voter fraud.
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