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DOJ Orders California To Verify Noncitizen Voters

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DOJ Orders California To Verify Noncitizen Voters. (2026, October 25). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/94459

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More than 16 million votes were cast in California in 2024 and officials there say more than 23 million individuals are currently registered to vote in the state.

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The letters are the latest escalation in a legal battle between California and Donald Trump’s Department of Justice, which has recently focused on the state in its efforts to root out noncitizen voting ahead of the midterm elections.

4 of 8 outletsfirst reported 24 Octwording from The Guardian

“Any election official who knowingly processes the ballot of a noncitizen is opening themselves to legal jeopardy,” said first assistant US attorney Bill Essayli.

4 of 8 outletsfirst reported 24 Octwording from The Guardian

Of those 200 individuals, officials said, nearly 40% "indicate that they were born in the United States, which is strong evidence of citizenship; and 71.2% of the records have no voting history."

3 of 8 outletsfirst reported 21 Octwording from ABC News

The Trump administration is racing to stop California from counting ballots cast by alleged noncitizen voters, appealing to the 9th Circuit — as state officials fight back against a federal list of more than 20,000 people.

3 of 8 outletsfirst reported 23 Octwording from New York Post

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Trump administration raises stakes in bombshell lawsuit against California over suspected noncitizen voters New York Post

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  1. 20 Oct

    The justice department’s list of suspected non-citizens in California includes a “high percentage” of people born in the United States, Los Angeles election officials said on Tuesday.

    3 outlets · The Guardian
  2. 21 Oct

    More than 16 million votes were cast in California in 2024 and officials there say more than 23 million individuals are currently registered to vote in the state.

    4 outlets · ABC News
  3. 23 Oct

    The Trump administration is racing to stop California from counting ballots cast by alleged noncitizen voters, appealing to the 9th Circuit — as state officials fight back against a federal list of more than 20,000 people.

    3 outlets · New York Post
  4. 24 Oct

    The letters are the latest escalation in a legal battle between California and Donald Trump’s Department of Justice, which has recently focused on the state in its efforts to root out noncitizen voting ahead of the midterm elections.

    4 outlets · The Guardian

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