Can ICE patrol polling places? What federal and Michigan law sayWith election season underway, questions circulating online have sparked concern among voters asking whether federal immigration officers could appear at polling places.WDIV ClickOnDetroit9d agoWhole story →JusticeTechnologyelection security concerns
Trump administration says it has no plans for ICE officers at polls. Activists are preparing anywayAs midterm elections approach, some voters are worried about immigration enforcement officers at polling places. Department of Homeland Security officials say they don't plan to send officers en masse to patrol the polls. They dismissed concerns as “fear-mongering.” Election law experts say federal law bars the government from deploying armed troops,…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution23d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentmidterm elections
What's In and What's OutThe federal legislation unveiled on Thursday includes a 20% tax credit for productionsVariety1mo agoWhole story →Economyfilm incentive bill proposal
N.J. Democrats back off plan to restrict federal agents near polling placesNew Jersey Democrats pulled a bill barring federal law enforcement and military from polling places after Gov. Sherrill's office raised constitutional concerns.NJ.com2d agoWhole story →Security
Wisconsin election officials issue guidance on federal law enforcement at polling placesThe Wisconsin Elections Commission issued new guidance to the state’s more than 1,800 local clerks on how to respond if federal law enforcement shows up at polling places during the November election.WEAU9d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentwisconsin election guidance
Baldwin introduces bill to keep federal agents from polling placesSen. Tammy Baldwin is introducing a new bill she says would protect voters from intimidation or interference by federal agents at polling locations, less than six weeks before the November election.WEAU1mo agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentTammy Baldwinelection security legislation
Civil rights advocates plan to send thousands of observers to midterm polling placesFor many election cycles, civil rights groups and political parties have fanned out to monitor polling places, but the charged midterm environment has many organizations stepping up efforts this year.NPR11d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentmidterm elections
Sending armed ICE agents to polling places would be a federal crime, lawsuit saysThe lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., comes eight days before in-person early voting begins in some states.The Philadelphia Inquirer2mo agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentpolling place security lawsuit
