NYTIMES (Jazmine Ulloa) - Denver Sues to Block Armed ICE Agents at Voting Sites
The City of Denver and civil rights groups argued that sightings of ICE agents at polling places are having a chilling effect.
The City of Denver and civil rights groups argued that sightings of ICE agents at polling places are having a chilling effect.
Aired On: 9/1/2026
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche declined Wednesday to explicitly rule out deploying federal agents to polling places, saying only that he would "follow the law." Why it matters: Lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's use of federal agents near polling places are setting up a legal fight over whether those deployments violate federal protections against voter intimidation . What they're saying: When Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) asked whether Blanche would "commit to following clear federal law" by not deploying armed federal agents to polling places, Blanche replied that he would "commit to following the law … no matter what it includes." - Klobuchar also asked if he understood why federal agents are a concern to voters,…
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The DNC is suing the Trump administration over what it says is a lack of transparency regarding federal agents being potentially deployed to polling places. #DNC #Trump #Elections
The DNC is suing the Trump administration over what it says is a lack of transparency regarding federal agents being potentially deployed to polling places. #DNC #Trump #Elections About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most important political newsmakers. Follow Rising on social media: Website: Hill.TV Facebook:…
ICE will not be deployed at polling places during the midterm elections later this year, state election security administrators were told during a call.
In a call with top state voting officials, a Department of Homeland Security official stated unequivocally that immigration agents would not be patrolling polling places during this year's midterms.
AI:A new bill introduced by a Virginia Democrat seeks to prohibit Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from being present at polling places.Open