Judge blocks most DHS voter fraud field operations in nine states
A federal judge in California has barred the Department of Homeland Security from most field operations and interviews tied to searches for noncitizen voters in nine states.
A federal judge in California has largely blocked the Department of Homeland Security from doing field work meant to find noncitizens registered to vote. The ruling came on Wednesday, The Hill reports.
U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín issued the order. It bars DHS from "elections-related field operations and field interviews" in nine states, The Hill reports. It names California, Connecticut, Georgia, Missouri, Nevada, New York and Pennsylvania. The Hill's excerpt was cut off before the last two states.
Fox News reports the judge cited voter intimidation from armed agents going to people's homes. The other outlets did not give her reasoning in the excerpts provided.
The New York Times describes the field work as part of a sprawling federal effort to find noncitizens on voter rolls. Fox News says the ruling came days before the midterms and calls the states battlegrounds. The Hill notes the judge was appointed under former President Biden. Fox News also describes her that way.
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- The New York TimesJudge Restricts D.H.S. Field Operations Aimed at Unearthing Voter FraudWed, Oct 21, 10:35 PM EDT
- The HillJudge blocks most DHS field operations focused on voter fraudThu, Oct 22, 9:25 AM EDT
- Fox NewsBiden-appointed judge blocks voter-fraud probes in battleground states just days before midtermsThu, Oct 22, 12:53 PM EDT
- NPRFederal judge restricts DHS field operations looking for noncitizen votersThu, Oct 22, 3:16 PM EDT
- Al JazeeraUS judge blocks federal operations seeking to identify non-citizen votersThu, Oct 22, 5:52 PM EDT
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- Thu, Oct 22, 9:50 AM EDT, 2 outlets: Federal judge blocks most DHS voter fraud field operations in nine states