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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

As early voting opens in California, people are reporting sightings of ICE agents in parking lots near polling places, with an additional claim of National Guard personnel stationed outside a polling location in Washington, DC. The reports are raising concerns about voter intimidation ahead of the election, though officials have not confirmed the deployments.

Why now: Concerns that immigration agents near voting sites could intimidate voters during early voting.

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• 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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