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The Department of Justice deploys federal monitors to four Michigan cities to ensure fair primary elections.

The Department of Justice announced it has deployed federal monitors to four Michigan cities—Detroit, Hamtramck, Lansing, and East Lansing—to oversee the primary election process. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon stated that the department is devoting extensive resources to ensure uniform and nondiscriminatory monitoring across the country. While the administration announced these monitors are intended to promote transparency, some Democratic senators expressed concern that the deployment could be partisan. They noted that the monitors are being deployed during a period when President Trump has alleged widespread election fraud and has suggested the administration might nationalize elections. In Detroit, City Clerk Janice Winfrey reported that all 157 polling locations are open and running smoothly. Election officials noted that the monitors will focus on the administration of provisional ballots and voter assistance terminals. The department aims to use these monitors to ensure compliance with federal civil rights laws as voters cast ballots for local, state, and federal positions.

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