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

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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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