A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to disclose states contacted about noncitizen voting
Chief Judge James Boasberg on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to identify states where it pressured officials to comply with efforts to prevent noncitizens from voting, as well as state or local officials who received related letters. He said he plans to rule by Monday on Democratic leaders’ request to block the administration’s election-related conduct.
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A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to identify the states where it pressured officials over efforts to prevent non-U.S. citizens from voting in the midterm election, and to disclose state or local officials who received related letters. Chief Judge James Boasberg said he intends to rule by Monday, the eve of Election Day, on Democratic Party leaders’ request to block the administration from interfering with state election procedures. The judge and plaintiffs also want to know whether officials outside California and Washington received Justice Department letters threatening criminal prosecution for knowingly retaining noncitizens on statewide voter-registration lists. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries are among the Democrats who sued Oct. 20, seeking to bar removal of legally registered voters and interference with ballot issuance or counting.
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- U.S. News & World Report (with Associated Press) — Judge Presses the Trump Administration for Details on Its Campaign to Stop Noncitizens From Voting
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U.S. News reports that a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to identify states or local officials who received letters related to its voting efforts, matching the central claim. The other results concern different election-related actions or do not report this order.