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NAACP asks court to block DOJ from deploying federal agents as election monitors

A lawsuit seeks to stop the Justice Department from sending federal agents to polling sites on Election Day.

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“NAACP asks court to block DOJ from deploying federal agents as election monitors”, Monday, November 2, 2026
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What happened

The NAACP asked a federal court to block the Department of Justice from deploying federal agents as election monitors. A senior DOJ official confirmed plans to send at least 1,000 monitors from agencies including the Bureau of Prisons, DEA, and ATF to polling sites on Election Day. In a Sunday filing, the NAACP asked U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton for a temporary restraining order or, alternatively, a prohibition on agents carrying firearms, badges, or cameras while monitoring.1

Walton scheduled a hearing for Monday at 1:30 p.m. ET.1

at least 1,000
monitors the DOJ plans to deploy1
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  1. Democracy Docket, https://democracydocket.com/news-alerts/naacp-asks-court-to-block-doj-from-deploying-federal-agents-as-election-monitors · Monday, November 2, 2026

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