More than 4 in 10 names flagged as possible noncitizen voters in California by the Trump administration can’t even be found on the state’s voter rolls.
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Gavin Newsom told America there was nothing to see in California. But an investigation proved otherwise. And a federal prosecutor just confirmed every single name on the list of 20,000 noncitizen voters
A survey of DOJ’s criminal cases in California since Trump returned to the White House reveals only a trickle of prosecutions, despite the administration’s portraying noncitizen voting as a civil rights epidemic.
The Justice Department has charged 48 non-U.S. citizens with illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration, and other election-related federal crimes as the Trump administration cracks down on illegal voting ahead of the midterm elections.
The Department of Justice on Monday announced charges against 48 noncitizens in Pennsylvania, California, Florida, New York, and Nevada for election crimes, including illegal voting […] Source
California election officials are challenging Justice Department demands involving about 20,000 suspected noncitizen voters, warning that inaccurate federal data could lead to eligible ballots being excluded.
Federal agents arrested the defendants in a series of raids across California raids last Monday under a statewide takedown dubbed “Operation Protect the Vote.”
Summary A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Sunday heard arguments from the Department of Justice, which argued that California should not count 20,000 ballots from voters suspected of being noncitizens until their immigration status can be verified.
California mailed ballots to twenty thousand people the Trump administration says are not even citizens. A federal appeals court finally got its shot to decide whether those ballots count in the
A federal judge is unlikely to issue a final ruling on the Trump administration's claim that noncitizens are registered to vote in California until after Election Day.
The Trump administration is demanding that almost every California county review its claims that noncitizens are registered to vote. Some of the information appears outdated, officials say.
On Wednesday, judge declined administration’s request to order state to not count ballots from up to 20,000 people The Trump administration has opened a criminal investigation in California over claims that thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote in the state, and has begun subpoenaing elect…
FILE – Ballots are sorted the day after California’s primary election at the LA County Ballot Processing Center, June 3, 2026, in City of Industry, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 4 in 10 names flagged as possible noncitizen voters in California by the Trump administration cannot even be found on the state’s voter rolls, according to a legal filing Saturday by an immigrant rights group.
A UCLA analysis filed in court found 8,880 of 20,930 names on the DOJ’s California alleged-noncitizen voter list—42%—absent from the state’s current rolls.
It's the first outside analysis of a list that the Department of Justice has used to threaten prosecution of election officials. The analysis also found that thousands of U.S. citizens appear to be flagged as ineligible to vote on the government's list.
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 4 in 10 names flagged as possible noncitizen voters in California by the Trump administration cannot be found on the state's voter rolls, according to a legal filing Saturday by an immigrant-rights group.
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