The Justice Department sued California and Los Angeles County after officials missed a 48 hour deadline to verify citizenship for names provided on an encrypted thumb drive compiled by US Citizenship and Immigration Services and Homeland Security Investigations. In the same court fight, Los Angeles County election officials stated in a filing that they have no independent way to verify US citizenship and rely on voters' attestations under penalty of perjury. Federal prosecutors have also charged 28 lawful permanent residents from the 20,000 name list with election crimes.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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LA Election Officials Say DOJ's 20,000 Name Noncitizen List Contains High Percentage of US Born Voters
US Politics2 hours ago
Los Angeles election officials said the Justice Department's list of 20,000 suspected noncitizen voters contains a "high percentage of U.S. born-persons," along with duplicate entries and cancelled registrations. The findings challenge the accuracy of the federal roster as California asks a federal judge to reject the Trump administration's request for an emergency temporary restraining order to set aside more than 20,000 mail ballots.
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