# Supreme Court revives controversial US data system for citizenship checks

https://mins.news/en/item/74291

- BBC News, 2026-09-25 16:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck05rrj3jeylo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> The US Supreme Court has removed restrictions on the Trump administration’s use of a federal voter database that applies citizenship and other sensitive information to identify alleged non-citizen voting. Critics warn valid voters could be purged from electoral rolls. The six conservative justices backed the decision, while three liberal justices dissented.

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