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Federal judge restricts DHS field operations looking for noncitizen voters

The judge found the department's field operations to identify noncitizens who voted likely violated the Voting Rights Act, which bars voter intimidation.

Sources (1)· Oct 22, 7:16 PM

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NPR· Oct 22, 7:16 PMFederal judge restricts DHS field operations looking for noncitizen voters

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Judge rules against DHS's policy of knocking on doors to track down possible noncitizen votersA federal judge ruled DHS's practice of knocking on doors and asking people about their immigration status — and whether they have voted in recent elections — likely violates the Voting Rights Act.

CBS News9h agoWhole story →

Government voter intimidation ruling

Armed Federal Agents Knock on Doors in Search for Noncitizen VotersThe DHS agents usually assigned to cross-border crimes have been visiting homes of immigrants in the final weeks of the midterms.

Newsweek10h agoSources (2)Whole story →

Government voter fraud investigation

Judge Restricts D.H.S. Field Operations Aimed at Unearthing Voter FraudThe ruling largely blocked homeland security agents from carrying out field interviews in nine states, including California, as part of a sprawling effort to find noncitizens registered to vote.

The New York Times14h agoWhole story →

Government voter fraud investigation ruling

Judge Blocks Error-Riddled Effort by Trump DHS to Crack Down on Vanishingly Rare Voting by NoncitizensA federal judge in California ruled late Wednesday that the US Department of Homeland Security has violated the Voting Rights Act by sending agents door-to-door and demanding information from people about their immigration status and whether they've voted in recent elections—part of President Donald Trump's perennial effort to prove the baseless claim…

Common Dreams14h agoWhole story →

Nursing home residents have a right to vote. This mother and daughter won’t be intimidated.Cindy Napolitan and her daughter Melissa have multiple sclerosis, a degenerative condition in which the immune system attacks the brain, spinal cord and nerves. They have lived together at a nursing home in Mesquite, Texas, for nine years. In previous elections, Cindy and Melissa Napolitan voted by mail, but this year they took an unusual […]

The 19th15h agoWhole story →

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Trump DHS voter ‘surge’ that allegedly sent armed agents to homes dealt massive court blowA federal judge on Wednesday night blocked the Department of Homeland Security from conducting election-related field operations that could sweep up U.S. citizens in nine states. Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín, an appointee of President Joe Biden in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California, issued a preliminary injunction after voting…

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