Civil rights groups sued the Trump administration over threats to deploy federal law enforcement at polling sites, according to Friday political coverage summarizing the complaint’s midterm-season timing.

Plaintiffs argue visible federal agents near ballots chill lawful voting, especially in communities with histories of voter intimidation. The administration frames the idea as election-integrity protection against fraud—claims voting experts largely dispute at scale.

Courts have historically scrutinized law-enforcement presence at polls. With Election Day under two months away, any injunction fight would move on an emergency calendar.

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