Last-minute Trump DOJ suit in California targeting noncitizen voters alarms advocates

By: Jonathan Shorman

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: October 16, 2026

Words: 1,000

Last Updated: 1 day, 4 hours ago

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After the U.S. Department of Justice sued California over its refusal to remove voters the federal government alleges are noncitizens, voting rights advocates fear the Trump administration is violating a court order blocking it from rooting out noncitizens with states’ voter data.

U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan on Oct. 9 ruled against the Justice Department’s year-long project to obtain state’s unredacted voter rolls, which include sensitive personal data, and share them with the Department of …

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