Judge restricts DHS investigations into noncitizen voting over flawed data

A federal judge restricted the Department of Homeland Security from election-related investigations of noncitizen voting, citing flawed government data. The ruling matters because error-prone government lists could sweep in U.S. citizens.

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• The restriction covers election-related investigations by DHS in nine states, and the ruling was issued on Wednesday.

  «A federal judge on Wednesday restricted the Department of Homeland Security from election-related investigations in nine states»

  Yahoo
• The judge found that the government lists used in these investigations are error-prone and could wrongly include U.S. citizens.

  «finding that error-prone government lists could sweep U.S. citizens»

  Yahoo
• The judge put her order on hold until 5 p.m. Friday, giving the Trump administration time to appeal.

  «The judge put her order on hold until 5 p.m. Friday, giving the Trump administration time to appeal.»

  The Washington Post on MSN

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