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DOJ, DHS probing deal to share states’ voter roll data

On Thursday, the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security neared finalizing an agreement to share state voter registration data for immigration enforcement and criminal investigations, CBS News reported.
The DOJ is currently litigating against 29 states and the District of Columbia after they refused to hand over unredacted voter rolls, claiming it needs the data to ensure compliance with federal voter registration maintenance laws.
Despite the pending agreement, DOJ attorneys have not disclosed the data-sharing plans to courts overseeing the cases; one judge warned the 'obfuscation of its true motives' will not be taken lightly.
Attorneys including Acting Voting Section Chief Eric Neff and James Tucker face potential sanctions; Deborah Pearlstein, director of Princeton University School's law and public policy program, warned they are '100% in jeopardy of substantial sanctions' if withholding information.
Under the arrangement, Immigration and Customs Enforcement could submit queries matching voter data against DHS alien databases, with Todd Lyons, senior official performing duties of acting director of ICE, expected to lead the formal data access request.

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