Judge blocks Trump administration's database of Americans' personal info
Summary
A federal judge ruled that President Trump's administration broke the law by creating a central database with Americans' private information, including citizenship data. This database was used by some states to wrongly remove citizens from voting lists, violating privacy and voting rights.Key Facts
- Judge Sparkle Sooknanan ruled the Trump administration acted unlawfully in creating the database.
- The database combined private information from the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security.
- The system, called the SAVE system, was changed to include natural-born citizens and allow bulk searches.
- The Trump administration made this change following an executive order for proof-of-citizenship requirements in voter registration.
- Voting rights and privacy groups sued the government, saying the data consolidation was illegal.
- States used the database to check voter registrations and wrongly removed some U.S. citizens from voter rolls.
- The judge found that the government violated the Social Security Act, the Privacy Act, and the Administrative Procedure Act.
- The Justice Department said only a few voters might be affected by inaccurate data, but the judge disagreed, citing harm to individuals’ reputations.
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