Federal Officers Warn Syracuse Poll Worker Over 1 ICE Post at New York Primary Site
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Updated · The Associated Press · Jun 26
Federal Officers Warn Syracuse Poll Worker Over 1 ICE Post at New York Primary Site
3 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · Jun 26
Summary
Two federal officers approached Syracuse poll worker Paigelynne Gonyea during Tuesday’s New York primaries and handed her a written notice alleging her January social media post may have violated laws protecting federal officers’ personal information.
DHS said Gonyea committed a federal crime by posting an ICE officer’s address online, calling it doxxing; Gonyea says her post criticized officer Jonathan Ross after media outlets had already identified him.
Video recorded by fellow worker Sheilia Milledge shows Gonyea refusing to sign the letter from ICE’s Office of Professional Responsibility; workers said the encounter felt intimidating, though no voters were present.
New York’s attorney general is reviewing the incident, while the state Board of Elections said voting was not disrupted and the confrontation was unrelated to election administration.
Voting-rights and free-speech advocates, along with Rep. John Mannion, said serving the warning at a polling place could chill protected speech and intimidate election workers.