San Francisco federal judge Trina Thompson on Friday granted a request by labor
and civil‑rights groups and ordered the federal government not to threaten
criminal prosecution to compel California election officials to cooperate on
ballots tied to alleged non‑citizen voting. The injunction bars the Department
of Justice from demanding that officials remove specific registered voters from
the statewide rolls and requires the DOJ to preserve separately any ballots cast
by those identified voters for the November 3 election. Thompson said DOJ and
Homeland Security’s actions, while framed as preventing non‑citizen voting, are
likely to interfere with election administration and disenfranchise lawful
voters.
