Summary
A federal judge in California has ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to stop investigations in nine states looking into whether noncitizens are registered to vote. The judge said the data used was full of errors and the investigations were intimidating voter assistance groups. The pause will last until the November 3 election unless the government appeals.Key Facts
- The investigation targets nine states: California, Connecticut, Georgia, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Wisconsin.
- The judge, Araceli Martínez-Olguín, ruled the data used was unreliable and caused intimidation toward voter helpers.
- The order was issued on Wednesday but delayed until Friday to allow the Trump administration to appeal.
- The administration claims the effort seeks to remove illegal votes by noncitizens but previous findings show noncitizen voting is rare.
- Investigators were asked to review flagged voters quickly, with only 12 minutes per person, increasing the chance of mistakes.
- Some U.S. citizens feared they were wrongly targeted, leading to fewer people attending voting events or monitoring polls.
- The Department of Homeland Security stated it won’t investigate people believed to be U.S. citizens.
- The investigation is known as the “Unlawful Voter Initiative” and was revealed through a whistleblower report by Democratic senators.
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