[US midterm election] Trump administration mobilizes all voters to monitor voting... Governor No deploys the National Guard (comprehensive)

In the U.S. midterm election held on the 3rd (local time), the Donald Trump administration began government-wide voting monitoring in the name of ensuring election fairness.

The Democratic Party also carried out a 'counterattack operation' by mobilizing the National Guard and deploying separate surveillance personnel, and the vote was held in a tense atmosphere.

The U.S. Department of Justice issued a press release earlier in the day, saying that ensuring election fairness is the department's mission and that it would conduct the largest election surveillance activity in history.

The Justice Department explained, “Approximately 1,000 election observers and observers will be deployed, and for the first time, activities will be conducted in all 50 states,” and “the Civil Rights Division will oversee the operation.”

He added that the Ministry of Justice will receive inquiries and complaints related to voting rights for a week from this day.

The scale of the government's surveillance team deployment is said to be three times that of the 2022 midterm elections. As President Trump repeatedly mentions the possibility of election fraud amid deep defeat, the Justice Department, headed by his close associate Todd Blanche, is launching a large-scale election surveillance.

There also appears to be an intention to collect cases that could cause problems during the voting process in case of a crushing defeat in this election.

The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees immigration policy enforcement, also joined in. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullen posted on social media: "If you vote illegally, if you are ineligible to vote, the Department of Homeland Security will pursue you and prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law."

Minister Mullin emphasized, “Only American citizens can decide the results of U.S. elections.”

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) also posted on

A series of photos of people arrested on suspicion of illegal voting were also posted. Due to the threat of arrest, immigrants without clear identification were prevented from voting at the polls.

In the United States, each state has different identification procedures required from voters. Usually, in areas where support for the Democratic Party is strong, identification is verified in a relatively loose manner.

The Justice Department is said to have sent 20 letters to Democratic Party officials last week regarding allegations that the Democratic Party attempted to divert votes by running a candidate with the same name as the Republican candidate in the Alaska State Senate election, requesting that they notify them that they may be subject to investigation or preserve related records.

In response to the Trump administration's full-scale election surveillance, states with Democratic governors deployed the National Guard to conduct counter-monitoring.

At the suggestion of Washington State Governor Bob Ferguson, a Democrat, about 100 National Guard troops were deployed to monitor the election in seven counties in the state.

Governor Ferguson emphasized the need to deploy the National Guard, citing an incident in Vancouver, Washington during the 2024 presidential election in which hundreds of ballots were damaged by arson at a ballot box.

In North Carolina, which also has a Democratic governor, the National Guard monitored the election. In Colorado, the National Guard was deployed to support election cybersecurity.

The Hill, a media outlet specializing in Congress, reported that seven states have officially announced that they will mobilize the National Guard for this year's midterm elections.

States such as Minnesota and California, led by Democratic Party leaders, also planned activities to reverse monitor the activities of the Justice Department's watchdog.

Ahead of the election, President Trump made several comments to the effect that the Democratic Party was attempting election fraud in swing states. In an interview with the New York Times last January, he said he regretted not ordering the National Guard to confiscate voting machines in swing states when he lost the 2020 presidential election.

For this reason, the Democratic Party has been concerned that the Trump administration may mobilize military forces or ICE agents to interfere with voters' voting, and further object to the election results or confiscate voting machines and paper.