Summary
A federal judge limited the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from investigating suspected noncitizen voting in nine states. The judge said these investigations might scare away eligible voters and interfere with their rights ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.Key Facts
- The judge blocked DHS operations targeting people likely to be U.S. citizens in California, Connecticut, Georgia, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Wisconsin.
- DHS had created a "target list" from sources like state voter rolls and private data, but the judge questioned the accuracy of this data.
- Lawsuit groups showed evidence that DHS's actions could intimidate voters and stop people from encouraging voter participation.
- DHS said it focuses on finding and removing noncitizens who vote and does not plan to investigate people they believe are citizens.
- Previous court rulings have stopped the Trump administration from getting state voter data, but the administration still seeks to investigate noncitizen voting by other methods.
- A whistleblower report claimed some DHS staff used questionable data and pressured officials to investigate voter fraud with little training.
- The administration recently sued California to try to stop about 20,000 voters from having mail-in ballots counted.
- Democratic groups are suing the government for using unfounded fraud claims to influence how elections are run.
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