Judge curbs DHS efforts to conduct sweeps for possible noncitizen voters
Summary
A federal judge ruled that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) likely broke the law by knocking on doors to ask about immigration status and voting, which may violate the Voting Rights Act. The judge ordered DHS to stop such election-related checks in nine states if the people involved are, or might be, U.S. citizens, at least until after Election Day.Key Facts
- DHS agents were conducting door-to-door visits to question people about their immigration status and if they voted in recent elections.
- The Trump administration says this is to prevent illegal voting by noncitizens.
- Critics say these visits could scare legal voters and stop them from voting.
- U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin said these actions probably violate the Voting Rights Act's rules against intimidating voters or those who help them.
- The judge blocked DHS from doing these operations in nine states, including California and New York, until Election Day polls close.
- The government can try to appeal this order until 5 p.m. on Friday.
- The judge noted that the government’s list of people to investigate was made using unreliable data.
- Since President Trump began his second term, only 156 people have been charged with voting fraud, showing little evidence of widespread illegal voting.
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