Politics
Justice Department sues California over alleged non-citizen voters
October 15, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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AJAl Jazeera English
Trump administration sues California over noncitizens on voter rolls
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CNCNN
Trump admin files ‘long shot’ lawsuit after California wouldn’t open a thumb drive of alleged non-citizens
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TGThe Guardian
US justice department sues California over alleged noncitizen voting
(opens the publisher’s site)The US Justice Department has sued California, seeking to block officials from tabulating ballots cast by roughly 20,000 voters it believes could be non-citizens.
- The Justice Department filed the lawsuit Thursday in Los Angeles federal court, asking that the state set aside the ballots until voter citizenship is verified.
- The department delivered a thumb drive listing the voters' names to Los Angeles County Registrar Dean Logan on Tuesday, giving officials 48 hours to respond.
- California Secretary of State Shirley Weber said the department never provided her the list and that she will not disenfranchise thousands of Californians based on unsupported claims.
- Logan said his office had not accessed the device, citing established data privacy and information security protocols.
- The Justice Department said California made no serious effort to cooperate after missing a deadline to review the list of registered noncitizen voters.
- Governor Gavin Newsom joined Secretary Shirley Weber in denouncing the lawsuit as an unfounded attempt to suppress voters before the midterm elections.