Local Prosecutors Warn Federal Agents Against Voter Intimidation At Polling Sites
Local prosecutors warned federal agents not to appear at polling places and threatened to prosecute anyone who intimidates or interferes with voters.[1]
The warning came from a coalition known as the Project for the Fight Against Federal Overreach, which said it would use state election statutes to charge agents who deter voters at polling sites.[1] Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty publicly backed the warning.[1]
Earlier in May 2026, President Trump refused to rule out sending ICE officers to polling places, saying he would do "anything necessary" for honest elections. The prosecutors' coalition says its stance is meant as a legal check on that possibility and as a way to prevent federal actions that could chill voting.
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- Earlier in May 2026, President Trump refused to rule out sending ICE officers to polling places, saying he would do “anything necessary” for honest elections
- A coalition of local prosecutors under the Project for the Fight Against Federal Overreach has pledged to prosecute federal agents who intimidate or interfere with voters under state election laws
- Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner and Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty publicly backed the warning, and Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger issued a May 20, 2026 executive order guiding responses to any federal agents at polling sites
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