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ICE investigated hundreds of US voter registration nonprofits

Original: # ICE 🚨-over the past year investigated 100s of nonprofits across the US that help people register to vote. ICE’s invest

Over the past year, ICE's investigative arm reportedly looked into hundreds of nonprofits across the United States that help people register to vote, at one point considering sending undercover agents to examine the organizations. The investigations are described as part of a broader, resource-intensive Department of Homeland Security search. Critics see it as pressure on civic groups.

Why now: Concerns about federal pressure on voter registration groups are drawing attention amid election-related debates.

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• # ICE 🚨-over the past year investigated 100s of nonprofits across the US that help people register to vote. ICE’s investigative arm, HCI: contemplated sending undercover agents to investigate the orgs. The invs into the orgs: part of the # DHS ' extensive, res-intensive search… · KimPerales@toad.social · 11

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