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cbabe

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Sun Nov 2, 2025, 02:11 PM Nov 2025

The other problem:

https://www.rawstory.com/ice-2674257695/

'They may be arrested': ICE makes startling admission on election monitoring operation

Alexander Willis
November 2, 2025 12:08PM ET

With millions of voters expected to descend to the polls Tuesday in a series of off-year elections, including in California where voters will vote on a constitutional amendment to redraw the state’s congressional districts, the Trump administration made a startling admission regarding how its poll monitors may operate on Election Day.

The Trump administration has deployed Justice Department officials to monitor elections in both California and New Jersey, citing allegations of election “irregularities” from Republican leadership in both states, a move that critics have labeled as blatant “voter intimidation.”

The New York Times reported Sunday that officials with Immigration and Customs Enforcement said that while the agency would not target polling sites with immigration raids, there was one important caveat.

“If a dangerous criminal alien is near a polling location, they may be arrested as a result of that targeted enforcement action,” the statement read, as reported by the Times.

… more … CA will monitor the monitors for starters…

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