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Supreme Court rejects Trump effort to target alleged noncitizen voters in California
NBC News • • general
Key Points:
- The Supreme Court swiftly rejected the Trump administration’s emergency request to separate up to 20,000 California mail-in ballots suspected of being cast by noncitizens, declining to hear the case without explanation.
- California officials challenged the administration’s claims, highlighting that noncitizen voting is illegal under state law and expressing doubts about the accuracy of the federal government’s information.
- The Trump administration’s broader efforts to identify and prosecute noncitizen voters have faced setbacks, including a federal judge ordering the Justice Department to stop threatening California election officials.
- Experts and courts have found little evidence supporting widespread noncitizen voting, and the 9th Circuit Court ruled there is no indication Congress intended federal law to override state election rules.
- Due to election procedures, once ballots are verified and voter details discarded, it is impossible to determine after the fact if any votes were cast by noncitizens.
