Judge rules against DHS's policy of knocking on doors to track down possible noncitizen voters
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 Restricts DHS Election Investigations in 9 States
A federal judge on Oct. 21 granted a preliminary injunction barring Department of Homeland Security (DHS) election-related field operations and interviews involving people federal officials “know, suspect or should reasonably know or suspect are U.S. citizens.” U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín’s order covers California, Connecticut, Georgia, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Wisconsin—the nine states targeted …
Judge rules against DHS's policy of knocking on doors to track down possible noncitizen voters
A federal judge ruled DHS's practice of knocking on doors and asking people about their immigration status — and whether they have voted in recent elections — likely violates the Voting Rights Act.
By Holmes Lybrand and Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge ordered the Department of Homeland Security to stop certain investigative measures related to its search for non-citizen voters, noting that the department's efforts are based on flawed data that include U.S. citizens legally entitled to vote. Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín
Judge curbs Trump administration’s hunt for noncitizen voters in some states, citing flawed data
A federal judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to stop certain investigative actions in its hunt for noncitizen voters, writing that the department’s efforts rely on faulty data that includes US citizens legally allowed to vote.
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