f{"id":50475,"date":"2026-09-21T23:10:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T06:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=50475"},"modified":"2026-09-21T23:10:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T06:10:52","slug":"naacp-sues-to-stop-trump-from-sending-armed-agents-to-intimidate-minority-voters-at-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/09\/21\/naacp-sues-to-stop-trump-from-sending-armed-agents-to-intimidate-minority-voters-at-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"NAACP Sues to Stop Trump From Sending Armed Agents to \u2018Intimidate\u2019 Minority Voters at Polls"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Voters cast their ballots at a polling place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on November 8, 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWhen the federal government puts fear between people and the ballot box, that is voter intimidation\u2014plain and simple.\u201d<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Brett Wilkins<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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A coalition of civil rights<\/a> and labor groups led by the NAACP sued the Trump administration<\/a> Friday in a bid to prevent armed federal agents from being deployed at or near polling places during November\u2019s midterm elections<\/a>, warning that the threatened presence of such officers could intimidate voters of color and repress turnout.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit<\/a> was filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia by the NAACP, National Urban League, Mi Familia en Accion, OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates, SEIU<\/a>, American Federation of Teachers, International Union of Painters, and United Food and Commercial Workers<\/a> International.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Voter Suppression, Plain and Simple\u2019: Lawsuit Aims to Stop Trump From Sending ICE to Polling Sites<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n
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\u2018Democracy Is Under Attack\u2019: Civil Rights Lawsuit Aims to Block Trump Assault on Mail-In Voting<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The complaint names senior Trump administration officials as defendants, including Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, Attorney General Todd Blanche, FBI<\/a> Director Kash Patel, and White House<\/a> border czar Tom Homan. The lawsuit seeks an order barring the administration from \u201cdeploying agents in a manner that unlawfully intimidates voters or anyone urging or aiding voters.\u201d<\/p>\n

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