How Trump DOJ Flagged 20K California Voters Feds Suspect Are Noncitizens
Summary
The Department of Justice, under President Donald Trump’s administration, flagged over 20,000 California voters as likely noncitizens. They used government data matching and investigations and have asked a federal court to stop these voters’ mail ballots from being counted until their citizenship is confirmed.Key Facts
- The DOJ identified more than 20,000 California voters it suspects are not U.S. citizens.
- The process involved checking voter rolls against U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) data and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
- Matches were classified as high, medium, or low confidence based on how closely the data matched.
- For high-confidence matches, USCIS looked for evidence of naturalization or citizenship through parents.
- The DHS used additional data sources, including State Department and Social Security records, to verify citizenship and death records.
- After USCIS sent the list, HSI further investigated the names using its own tools.
- The DOJ filed a lawsuit asking a federal judge to block ballots from the flagged voters until their citizenship status is verified.
- California officials disputed the federal findings and declined to meet the DOJ’s request within the set deadline.
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