| Warnings About ICE at the Polls Risk Their Own Kind of Voter Suppression Anxiety over ICE at the polls is a double-edged sword for the Trump administration: There's the fear that federal immigration agents will illegally descend on voters, and there's the threat that by boosting awareness of that fear, activists and journalists will help the federal government carry out the work of voter intimidation. 'Even just rumors of [ICE at the polls] are going to spread fear. That's not what we want,' said Daniela Padilla, deputy director at Texas for All, a statewide coalition of organizations working on democracy and justice issues. 'Even your reporting around, 'We're watching for ICE at the polls' -- it could scare voters.' |
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