The ACLU of Arizona is asking state and local election officials to be vigilant about the possibility of ICE personnel or federal troops at polling places this November.
The ACLU AZ says it sent letters to Secretary of State Adrian Fontes' office, along with local election officials in all 15 of Arizona’s counties.
The group says that’s in response to comments from Trump administration officials like Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin — who told reporters earlier this month that ICE isn’t planning operations targeting polling locations, but that agents could be sent to address a "specific threats."
Mullin said agents could be deployed to a location if "specific undocumented immigrants" are reported there, according to Politico.
The ACLU AZ says the suggestion that federal personnel could be at polling sites is part of an intentional effort to create confusion around our elections.
The group's letter outlines state and federal statutes protecting against that type of deployment.
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