The program was revived ahead of the upcoming midterm elections, as the administration maintains the tool is necessary to combat voting by noncitizens. Critics of the expansion argue that the a-priori screening could disenfranchise eligible voters. Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson dissented from the majority decision.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Supreme Court Allows Voter Citizenship Checks Using Social Security Data
US Politics26 days ago
The Trump administration won a legal battle to expand its immigration database for voter verification in a decision handed down by the US Supreme Court. The ruling enables states to use Social Security records to confirm whether voters are citizens, overturning a lower court's previous restriction. In its opinion, the Court found that a 1996 federal law likely gives the Department of Homeland Security authority to obtain citizenship data from other government agencies despite existing privacy protections.
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