Trump expands hunt for noncitizen voters with broad subpoena campaign before midterms
The subpoenas target records from tens of thousands of voters and could be used to challenge close midterm races, legal experts said.
- The administration of President Donald Trump has issued more than 100 subpoenas demanding records on tens of thousands of voters in at least 13 states to uncover noncitizen voting ahead of next week's midterm elections.
- Launched in August, the Department of Homeland Security's Unlawful Voter Initiative directs personnel to investigate individuals for potentially voting without U.S. citizenship, a practice prohibited in federal elections.
- The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on Wednesday alleging the initiative intimidates naturalized citizens and subjects them to improper investigations, while officials in Washington received about 60 subpoenas.
- A federal judge in California placed limits on the Unlawful Voter Initiative in nine states last week, though plaintiffs noted these restrictions expire at the end of Election Day on November 3.
- Legal experts warn these investigations could facilitate post-election challenges to contest close results, despite studies showing noncitizen voting is exceedingly rare, with cases amounting to fewer than one per million voters.
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The Trump administration has issued more than 100 subpoenas demanding election records for tens of thousands of voters in at least 13 states. The campaign is aimed at seeking evidence of illegal voting by people who are not US citizens and is growing just before the midterm elections. Most subpoenas were sent in the past three months to state and local election offices. Among those affected are Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, as well as …
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Trump expands hunt for noncitizen voters with broad subpoena campaign before midterms - Regional Media News
By Peter Eisler, Ned Parker, Mike Spector and Tom Hals Oct 28 - The Trump administration has issued more than 100 subpoenas demanding records on tens of thousands of voters in at least a dozen states, part of an escalating effort ahead of next week's [...]
Trump expands hunt for noncitizen voters with broad subpoena campaign before midterms
The Trump administration has issued more than 100 subpoenas demanding records on tens of thousands of voters in at least 13 states, part of an escalating effort to uncover evidence of unlawful voting.
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