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Judge curbs Trump administration’s hunt for noncitizen voters in some states, citing flawed data

A federal judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to stop certain investigative actions in its hunt for noncitizen voters, writing that the department’s efforts rely on faulty data that includes US citizens legally allowed to vote.

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