# Judge rejects Trump bid to stop California counting ‘noncitizen’ ballots

https://mins.news/en/item/120213

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-29 05:06 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/29/judge-rejects-trump-effort-to-block-california-noncitizen-ballots?traffic_source=rss

> A US judge rejected the Justice Department’s request to temporarily prevent California from counting mail ballots linked to a list of 20,000 alleged noncitizens. The Trump administration has issued more than 100 subpoenas across at least 13 states as it searches for alleged noncitizen voters.

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