US Justice Department says FBI, ICE agents will not serve as poll monitors in midterms

Oct 28 (Reuters) - The US Department of Justice said late on Wednesday that agents and employees from the FBI and ​the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency will not be ‌serving as monitors during the midterm elections. Here are some details: Jumpstart your morning with the latest legal news delivered straight to your inbox from The Daily Docket newsletter. Sign up here. In a court filing in a federal court case brought by civil ​rights organization NAACP, which advocates for racial justice and ​rights for Black Americans, the Justice Department said ⁠election monitors will not be acting as law enforcement ​personnel while monitoring The poll monitors will mainly observe polling places, ​take notes and will be prohibited from carrying firearms, the filing said The Justice Department said monitors have been trained not to interfere ​in voting and to follow state and local rules, ​consistent with past practice While employees from the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Bureau ‌of ⁠Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will serve as monitors, the Justice Department said no FBI or ICE employees will serve as monitors The filing came ​after the ​NAACP sued to bar ⁠prosecutors and other law enforcement personnel from serving as monitors, arguing the Trump administration's ​plans amount to voter intimidation The Trump administration ​has taken ⁠an increasingly aggressive approach to election oversight, pressing states for voter-registration data and arguing stricter measures are needed to ensure public ⁠confidence ​in the vote Some officials told Reuters this ​month that they are preparing for potential federal interference in the midterm ​elections For more information, visit us at https://www.beverlyhillsimmigrationlaw.com/.