Immigrant rights group seeks to block use of federal databases it says could purge legal voters
Summary
An immigrant rights group filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Justice Department to stop them from using federal databases. The group says the databases contain errors and are being used to wrongly target naturalized citizens who can vote, potentially causing confusion and intimidation around elections.Key Facts
- The lawsuit was filed by the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights and the UCLA Voting Rights Project in Washington court.
- It claims DHS and the Justice Department are disrupting fair elections by using inaccurate data to find alleged illegal voters.
- The databases used may have outdated or incorrect information, affecting naturalized voters disproportionately.
- The federal government is accused of trying to intimidate naturalized U.S. citizens to interfere with voting rights.
- The Trump administration aims to reduce noncitizen voting, though such cases are rare.
- DHS says it compares public voter rolls with its records of noncitizens to protect election integrity.
- The Justice Department has sought detailed voter data from 30 states and Washington, D.C., but has not yet gained full access.
- California and other states are fighting federal efforts that could cause voter confusion before the midterm elections.
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