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News from Progress Michigan
March 25, 2026
Contact: Levi Teitel, levi@progressmichigan.org
MIGOP Precinct Delegate Appears to be Recruiting ICE Impersonators for Polls
MIGOP delegate and election worker wants ICE cosplayers at the polls
MICHIGAN – Last week an Oakland County Republican Party precinct delegate for congressional district 6, by the name of Roswell “Ross” Barranco, posted on Facebook that he was “looking for volunteers to show up at the polls dressed up as ICE agents.” Barranco was also employed as an election worker for the city of Novi, which makes his Facebook post even more concerning.
“We all deserve to feel safe and free to vote how we wish,” said Justin Mendoza, executive director of Progress Michigan. “It is bad enough that the Trump administration won’t rule out sending ICE agents at the polls. But now, Michigan Republicans are trying to deceive voters into a panic by recruiting people to impersonate ICE agents, which happens to be a federal crime. MIGOP Chairman Jim Runestad should either condemn that delegate’s actions or clarify if this is a strategy that the MIGOP endorses.”
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