Judge blocks DHS investigations into noncitizen voting, citing flawed data
The order bars field interviews and other operations that rely on flawed voter data, which the judge said likely intimidate citizens and violate voting rights.
- On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Department of Homeland Security from conducting election-related field operations in nine states, citing risks to U.S. citizens.
- Homeland Security's "surge initiative" launched in September relies on data the court deemed "voluminous and unreliable," which officials used to investigate alleged unlawful voting activity across nine states.
- During the surge, agents faced quotas of at least 40 reviews with "no more than twelve minutes" per person, creating "objectively reasonable fear" among citizens that their names would be wrongly included in investigations.
- The court stayed the order until 5 p.m. Friday to provide the administration time to appeal, though the injunction lasts through Election Day when polls close.
- President Donald Trump has long decried the threat of noncitizen voting, which studies show rarely occurs, marking this case a significant legal setback to his administration's intensifying campaign ahead of Election Day.
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Judge Blocks Trump Noncitizen Voter Probes in 9 States
A Biden-appointed California judge ordered the Trump administration to halt noncitizen voter investigations in nine states until Election Day, freezing a core integrity effort days before the midterms. U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin, sitting in Oakland, told the administration to stop the probes covering California, Connecticut, Georgia, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Wisconsin. […]
Federal judge orders Trump admin to halt noncitizen voting investigation in PA
A federal judge in California has ordered the Trump administration to halt investigations in nine states into whether noncitizens are registered to vote. U.S. District Court Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin in Oakland found the government's effort is relying on data that is full of errors and that it's leading to intimidation of groups performing voter assistance efforts. She said it should be halted until polls close on Election Day, Nov. 3. She p…
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