GoKawiilEarly voting data shows rising Latino turnout despite ICE crackdowns
Organizers and voting data cited by WIRED indicate that aggressive ICE immigration enforcement this year has not suppressed Latino voter turnout, contrary to civil society groups' fears. Early voting figures show more than 57 million ballots cast nationally as of Monday afternoon, about 10 million more than the full early-voting total in the 2022 midterms, with University of Florida Election Lab data showing Latino voters making up a larger share than in past cycles. This comes despite repeated hints from Trump and officials like DHS secretary Markwayne Mullin and attorney general Todd Blanche about possible ICE activity near polls, even as DHS says it has no such deployment plans.