Judge strikes down DOJ's effort to cleanse state voter rolls of noncitizens

A federal judge has ruled that the Justice Department’s initiative to obtain state voter registration lists and identify noncitizens is illegal. The DOJ’s plan involved cross-referencing lists with federal databases and pressuring states to remove noncitizens. The ruling effectively halts this federal campaign to cleanse voter rolls.

• A federal judge ruled the Justice Department’s campaign to obtain state voter registration lists illegal.
• The DOJ planned to identify noncitizens by running lists through federal databases.
• The campaign aimed to pressure states into removing identified noncitizens from voter rolls.