Texas Democrats push bill to ban ICE action on election day
October 17, 2019
WASHINGTON — Warning that President Donald Trump could weaponize Immigration and Customs Enforcement to scare Latinos away from the polls, several Texas Democrats are pushing to bar immigration action around polling places on voting days.
"We've already seen, for instance through the Ukraine scandal, that this president would do anything to be able to win this election, including seeking the help in interfering in an election," said U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, who on Thursday filed the Polling Access Safety Act, which among other things would bar immigration enforcement actions within a mile of polling places during voting.