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NAACP sues to block Trump administration from sending armed agents to polls

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The lawsuit names the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Department of Justice (DOJ), the FBI and several Trump officials, seeking to prevent them “from deploying agents in a manner that unlawfully intimidates voters or anyone urging or aiding voter…

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  1. NOTUS

    NAACP Sues to Keep Federal Agents Away From Voting Locations (opens NOTUS)

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    NOTUS's feed description

    The Trump administration has not backed down on the idea of deploying troops or federal agents to polling places in November.

  2. The Guardian

    Trump administration sued over threat to deploy federal law enforcement at voting sites (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Civil rights groups say plan will make people ‘afraid to vote’ and violates the Voting Rights Act US politics live – latest updates A coalition of civil rights groups filed a lawsuit against Trump administration officials on Friday, seeking to stop them from threatening to deploy federal law enforce…

  3. MS Now

    NAACP-led coalition sues Trump administration over threat of armed federal agents at polls (opens MS Now)

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    MS Now's feed description

    A coalition of civil rights groups sued the Trump administration in a bid to block the potential deployment of armed federal agents across the nation’s polling sites in November.

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Civil rights groups sue to keep armed agents away from voting sites (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The suit argues the administration has created a climate in which “voters, especially voters of color, are intimidated and fearful of engaging in the democratic process.”

  5. The Columbian

    Groups sue to keep armed agents away from voting sites (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    WASHINGTON — Civil rights groups and labor unions sued the Trump administration Friday, asserting that its aggressive immigration enforcement and suggestions that it could send armed agents to polling sites amounted to voter intimidation and violated the Voting Rights Act.

  6. UPI

    NAACP sues Trump administration to bar agents from polling places (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    The NAACP and other civil rights organizations sued the Trump administration to prevent it from stationing federal agents at polling stations.

  7. News Nation Now

    NAACP sues to block Trump administration from sending armed agents to polls (opens News Nation Now)

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    News Nation Now's feed description

    The lawsuit names the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Department of Justice (DOJ), the FBI and several Trump officials, seeking to prevent them “from deploying agents in a manner that unlawfully intimidates voters or anyone urging or aiding voter…

  8. Union Leader

    NAACP sues ICE, DHS, FBI to prevent sending agents to midterm polls (opens Union Leader)

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    Union Leader's feed description

    The NAACP filed a lawsuit on Sept. 18 asking a judge to prevent the Trump administration from deploying federal agents to polling places in November.

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