Key Facts

• U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan issued a preliminary injunction against the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security.
• The order bars officials from distributing information about people identified as potential or confirmed noncitizen voters to election officials who handle registration, ballots, or election certification.
• The administration must file a report within 24 hours confirming compliance and naming a senior official responsible for continued compliance.
• The order does not prevent federal authorities from responding to individual citizenship-verification requests through the SAVE system or prosecuting violations of federal law.
• The League of Women Voters and other voting rights and privacy groups filed the lawsuit on October 15, arguing that the effort could violate privacy protections and wrongly flag eligible voters.
• The Trump administration said the effort supports enforcement of federal election laws and helps identify people who cannot legally vote.
• A separate ruling by U.S. District Judge James Boasberg blocked the administration from requiring California officials to separate ballots or change election procedures based on the lists.