DoJ Arrests 28 California Green Card Holders Over Voting Charges as It Presses 20,000-Name Ballot Dispute
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Updated · The Guardian · Oct 19
DoJ Arrests 28 California Green Card Holders Over Voting Charges as It Presses 20,000-Name Ballot Dispute
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Oct 19
Summary
Twenty-eight legal permanent residents in California were arrested or charged with federal crimes tied to allegedly fraudulent voter registration and illegal ballots, the Justice Department said ahead of next month’s midterms.
The move extends the Trump administration’s push against California after DOJ warned local officials they could face criminal scrutiny for processing ballots from suspected noncitizens and sued to block counting ballots linked to a federal list.
That lawsuit says DOJ gave the state more than 20,000 names of “likely” noncitizens, after sending Los Angeles County a thumb drive and demanding action within 48 hours without explaining its methodology.
Noncitizen voting remains rare: the 28 cases are tiny against 174 million registered voters in the 2024 presidential election, and earlier DHS claims in Nevada collapsed when officials found all 185 flagged people were citizens.
Can database matching algorithms accurately identify noncitizens without risking the disenfranchisement of legally naturalized voters right before an election?
What happens when state election officials face federal criminal charges for refusing to use unverified data from a thumb drive?