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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 that ICE agents have been seen in parking lots near polling places in California as early voting begins, alongside a claim that National Guard members are stationed outside a polling place in Washington, DC. Commenters are voicing concern about voter intimidation and the presence of armed federal forces around election sites.
Why now: Concerns that federal agents near voting sites could intimidate voters 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 · 38
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