# Federal agents can't legally police polls. Immigration advocates are preparing anyway

- Source: NPR Politics
- Published: 2026-11-03T09:42:16+00:00
- Category: Politics
- Original: https://www.npr.org/2026/11/03/nx-s1-6026501/federal-agents-cant-legally-police-polls-immigration-advocates-are-preparing-anyway
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/federal-agents-can-t-legally-police-polls-immigration-advocates-are-pr-f56e2a/

Federal law prohibits federal agents from being deployed at the polls. But immigration advocates worry that ICE agents or other federal agents could show up or intimidate voters during immigration enforcement in nearby neighborhoods.

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