Suit challenges Trump administration move to allow some ICE presence at polling places

By: Ariana Figueroa

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: September 10, 2026

Words: 531

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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WASHINGTON — Latino advocacy groups and voting rights organizations Thursday filed a suit in federal court challenging the Trump administration's policy of allowing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to enter polling locations in certain circumstances to conduct immigration enforcement during the 2026 midterm elections.

The suit in the District Court for the District of Columbia argues that Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s recent comments that ICE agents would be at polling locations for …

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