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Politics● ElevatedSep 19 · Sep 19, 2026, 3:39 AM

NAACP sues to block Trump administration from sending armed agents to polls

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

The NAACP filed a lawsuit Friday alongside other civil rights groups to block the Trump administration from sending armed agents to U.S. polling places ahead of November’s midterm elections. The lawsuit names the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Department of Justice (DOJ), the FBI and several Trump officials, seeking…

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