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California bill would ban ICE agents from being near polling sites

Polling station in Los Angeles on 8 November 2016. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
A polling station in Los Angeles on 8 November 2016. Photograph: David McNew/Getty Images

A bill introduced this week by California lawmakers would ban federal immigration agents from being stationed outside polling places, responding to concerns that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers could interfere with voting during the November midterm elections.

The legislation was introduced on Thursday by state senator Tom Umberg and co-authored by state senator Sabrina Cervantes. Umberg said the measure aimed to safeguard voters from “ruthless intimidation” near polling locations.

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