# Judge rejects Trump administration request to set aside alleged noncitizen ballots in California

https://mins.news/en/item/120015

- NBC News, 2026-10-29 00:52 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/judge-rules-california-ballots-alleged-non-citizen-voters-trump-doj-rcna606100

> A federal judge in California rejected the Trump administration’s request to separate 20,000 mail-in ballots cast by people the administration alleges are noncitizens.

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