A coalition of civil rights groups and voting rights advocates are suing to block Donald Trump’s administration from deploying immigration enforcement agents to polling places on Election Day.
The administration has not explicitly outlined plans to send armed Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to the polls, but top officials have repeatedly suggested that federal agents could show up to respond to “threats” or make an immigration arrest.
But that’s illegal, according to Thursday’s lawsuit, which was joined by the city of Denver. Under federal law, the only reason federal agents or the U.S. military can show up to polling places is to “repel armed enemies of the United States,” the lawsuit states.
“The specter of armed officers at polling places threatens the freedom of this upcoming election,” according to the complaint.
How much do you want to bet it will be rejected for standing and or other procedural grounds?
We have to wait for the agents to cause harm, then sue they will say. But in any case since nationwide injunctions are now forbidden, (a big fucking deal that decision in 2025,) it would only affect the federal district it’s decided on, unless scotus jumps in.