The problem? No federal official can seize control of election administration from the states and counties, who hold the power run elections under the U.S. Constitution.

The request represents a major assault on the state's voting system by unelected state officials.

The change is part of a Republican plan to make it more difficult to vote or outright disenfranchise a bloc of voters viewed as more inclined to vote Democratic, the DNC lawsuit argues.

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ICE's own rules require reports every time an agent uses force. But the agency says it can't find any from its attacks on protesters on Sept. 19, 2025.

The reported threat comes as federal agencies devote increasing resources to investigations of possible noncitizen voting, which is exceptionally rare.

ICE spokesperson says Loreto Javar failed to disclose criminal conviction in Philippines when he applied for visa