Judge Halts Trump Voter Database That Pools Social Security Numbers
Summary
A federal judge stopped the Trump administration from creating a large database using Social Security numbers and other sensitive personal information. The judge ruled that the government did not follow legal rules and harmed Americans’ privacy and voting rights.Key Facts
- U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan blocked the government from building a voter database with sensitive data.
- The lawsuit was filed by the League of Women Voters and the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC).
- The database involved a program called SAVE, managed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which checks immigration status.
- Under President Trump’s order, the SAVE system was expanded to mix Social Security data with DHS records.
- This expanded system would let states verify citizenship and potentially remove voters from registration lists.
- The judge ruled the government acted secretly and did not give proper public notice or privacy checks as required by law.
- Judge Sooknanan was appointed by President Biden and is the first Trinidad-born woman to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
- The ruling protects Americans’ privacy and the right to vote by stopping the data pooling before the 2026 U.S. midterm elections.
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