Judge blocks Trump administration from pressuring states over noncitizen voting

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from sending states lists of suspected noncitizen voters, citing risks of disenfranchising eligible voters. The ruling is the latest legal setback for President Trump's election administration efforts ahead of the midterms, though the administration won a separate 9th Circuit ruling allowing prosecution threats.

A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from sending states lists of suspected noncitizen voters and from demanding that states separate or not count those ballots until citizenship is proven. US District Judge Tanya Chutkan ruled that the administration's data may not be reliable, risking disenfranchisement of eligible voters. The ruling is the latest legal setback for President Donald Trump's efforts to assert federal control over election administration ahead of the November 3 midterms. However, the administration notched a separate victory when a 9th Circuit panel cleared it to threaten state and local election officials with prosecution for noncompliance. Noncitizen voting is illegal but exceedingly rare. The article notes that Trump has long falsely asserted that his 2020 loss was due to fraud.