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Reports of ICE near California polling places as early voting begins
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 in parking lots near polling places in California as early voting opens, alongside a claimed sighting of National Guard members outside a polling place in Washington, DC. Commenters are expressing alarm that immigration enforcement and military presence could intimidate voters, and are calling for the claims to be verified and documented during the voting period.
Why now: Concerns about voter intimidation by immigration and military personnel are surfacing just as early voting begins.
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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 · 38
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