Local prosecutors warn Trump: "If you send ICE to the polls, we'll put them in jail."

[Amaryllis]

https://www.defiance.news/p/local-prosecutors-warn-trump-if-you?

A nationwide coalition of district attorneys has come together to protect polling places from federal agents sent to carry out voter intimidation.
Miles Taylor
May 19, 2026
Donald Trump refused to rule out sending ICE agents to the polls in November. So prosecutors across America are sending a message: FAFO.

Today, a coalition of locally elected district attorneys and prosecutors from across the United States have officially put the Trump administration on notice: any federal agent who shows up at a polling place in violation of state or federal law will be investigated and prosecuted under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they act. And they will be jailed, if needed.

The announcement, made by the Project for the Fight Against Federal Overreach — “FAFO” — was first reported by Politico and comes a week after President Trump refused to rule out deploying ICE officers to polling locations during the November elections. Legal scholars across the political spectrum had already warned that such a deployment would constitute unlawful voter intimidation under federal civil rights statutes and state election codes. This morning, the prosecutors who would actually have to bring those charges stepped forward to say they are prepared to do so.

FAFO’s founding membership reads as a map of jurisdictions that have already absorbed the brunt of federal overreach in the past year: Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Tucson, Austin, Dallas, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Fairfax, and Arlington, among others. More district attorneys are expected to sign on in the weeks ahead. The coalition was incubated by DEFIANCE.org and was spun off recently as an independent nonprofit organization at FederalOverreach.org.

The news was teased last week on an episode of DEFIANCE Daily, as prosecutors reminded listeners that the “FAFO” name itself was a pointed rejoinder to the Trump administration’s frequent threats to its perceived foes: “F**k Around, Find Out.”

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[Fiendish Thingy]

1. Wait, WHAAT?!?

You mean to tell me that Trump is NOT omnipotent, and the states and the people are NOT powerless, despite what I keep reading here?

I thought all his wishes, demands and orders were executed flawlessly, producing the desired, successful results each and every time, and now I’m seeing that the states are pushing back and resisting this push to fascism?

[dave99]

13. Can a stray bullet just hit it ?

[Justice matters.]

15. Good luck rounding up these masked goons with guns

now paid with the taxpayers credit card plus interests to the wealthy.

It's a Fascist regime.

Good luck identifying them to arrest them later?

They can't even find Renee Good and Alex Pretti's murderers

[Fiendish Thingy]

16. That's not true

IIRC, they have identified at least one of the shooters in one of those murders, maybe more.

They are being protected by the current administration, but that won’t last forever.

The state of Minnesota just indicted another ICE agent who shot and wounded an unarmed man shoveling snow in his yard.

They want to be fascists, but instead they are just chaos-sowing failures.

After the Blue Tsunami is November, the Reckoning will begin, first with congressional hearings, then, in 2029, with prosecutions.

[Jim__]

2. Great news! The states have to stand up against Trump's fascists.

[Pinback]

3. Maybe after Raffensperger loses the Ga. Gov. primary

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he’ll summon the fortitude to sign on to this. But I don’t count on him opposing Trump openly.

He and COO Gabriel Sterling aren’t MAGAts, but they’re also very conservative Republicans who know what it would mean to take on Trump directly.

[republianmushroom]

4. We shall see if this happens in the future,

or if it is BS chest thumping.

[2na fisherman]

5. What If They Resist?

So what army is going to arrest these highly armed goons when/if they resist arrest? And will they be shot for their armed resistance?
Can such goons be served with an emergency cease and desist order signed by a judge? They will have succeeded in mass disruptions and intimidation by their armed presence at polls. They must be immediately removed from polls as soon as they appear or else they achieve their masters' goal of voter suppression through intimidation. They are the ones who must be intimidated first. And of course, any legal actions taken against them after this will hold them accountable in court at a much later trial date.

[Fiendish Thingy]

17. Do you doubt the states will protect their elections?

All the defeatist Doomers seem to think things will unfold thusly:

1. Goons show up at polling places

2. Goons do whatever the fuck they want to voters and ballots

3. Nobody gets in their way

4. Success! Rigged election!

Numerous states have already been war-gaming various scenarios and strategizing responses. They have been doing this throughout the Trump era, intervening numerous times to thwart bad actors (just ask Tina Peters and Kari Lake).

P.S. you haven’t done the required math to prove your imagined scenario is even feasible. There simply aren’t enough “highly armed goons” to successfully disrupt enough polling places to affect the outcome, not when 2024 Trump +20 districts are swinging 15-30 points towards the Dems.

[wnylib]

18. In general I agree that there are not enough ICE agents

for all the polls. However, what about the J6 goonns that he wants to pay as a private army? If they try to intimidate voters, it would be in select places where the count might be close.

[Fiendish Thingy]

19. Again, I say, Do.The.Math.

Throughout the past year, 2024 Trump +20 districts have been swinging 15-30 points towards the Dems- in FL, TX, GA and other deep red areas.

Selecting areas to “strategically target” will be impossible in 2026 precisely because of this Dem overperformance.

They may try to disrupt the elections, but they will fail, and some people may go to prison, or even die trying to protect the political future of one man.

[wnylib]

20. I hope you are right.

[Fiendish Thingy]

21. See you at the victory party in November

I’ll save you a spot by the punch bowl.

[twodogsbarking]

6. Here's yer sign.

[twodogsbarking]

7. I grew up confident that voting was fair. Impartial people (at least on voting day) making sure. The majority rules.

It's the one thing we've got. Don't lose it or we lose everything.

[Mme. Defarge]

8. Today my daily hopescrolling

paid off! Merci ma belle!

[Amaryllis]

9. Hope scrolling. I like it. Much better way to start the day than doom scrolling.

[MustLoveBeagles]

14. This is a good sign

[Emile]

10. We need a 1.78 Billion Dollar slush fund for ICE VICTIMS. Wonder what

Donald Drumpf would think of that?

[orangecrush]

11. About time

[GoodRaisin]

12. Perfect (for the states that will do it.)

I hope NC will be one of them.