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Reports of ICE near California polling places as early voting opens

Original: So it begins: Seeing reports of ICE in parking lots near polling places in California as early voting opens. Also seeing

Reports are circulating of ICE agents present in parking lots near polling places in California as early voting gets underway, alongside a claimed sighting of National Guard personnel outside a polling place in Washington, DC. The accounts have sparked concern about voter intimidation and the militarization or policing of the election, with calls for officials to respond.

Why now: Voters are alarmed by the possibility of immigration agents or troops intimidating people at polling sites during early voting.

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Evidence

• So it begins: Seeing reports of ICE in parking lots near polling places in California as early voting opens. Also seeing a confirmed report of National Guard outside one known polling place in DC. More DC details when I am cleared to release them. # ICE # NationalGuard # Election · LukefromDC@kolektiva.social · 36

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