# US judge halts federal operations to identify non-citizen voters

https://mins.news/en/item/111836

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-22 21:52 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/22/us-judge-blocks-federal-operations-seeking-to-identify-non-citizen-voters?traffic_source=rss

> A US federal judge ordered the Department of Homeland Security to stop efforts to identify non-citizen voters in nine states. The judge said the investigations likely violate the Voting Rights Act’s ban on voter intimidation and may have relied on flawed data.

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