Axios reports the Trump administration has sued California and two local election officials, alleging the state mailed mail-in ballots for November’s election to individuals who may be ineligible to vote. The complaint asks a court to bar inclusion of roughly 20,000 ballots until the voters’ citizenship can be verified. Investigators from USCIS and ICE compiled the list of potentially ineligible registrants using agency data plus Social Security Administration and State Department records. Simil

2026-10-16

Axios reports the Trump administration has sued California and two local election officials, alleging the state mailed mail-in ballots for November’s election to individuals who may be ineligible to vote. The complaint asks a court to bar inclusion of roughly 20,000 ballots until the voters’ citizenship can be verified. Investigators from USCIS and ICE compiled the list of potentially ineligible registrants using agency data plus Social Security Administration and State Department records. Similar federal noncitizen lists in Nevada, Pennsylvania and New Jersey were previously found to be unreliable.