# US judge rules Trump administration’s use of voter data unlawful

https://mins.news/en/item/93893

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-09 21:29 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/9/us-judge-rules-trump-administrations-use-of-voter-data-unlawful?traffic_source=rss

> A federal judge ruled that the Justice Department unlawfully sought state voter rolls to compare against a federal immigration database and identify people it considered ineligible to vote. The judge said outdated citizenship records in the SAVE database could lead to naturalised citizens being wrongly flagged. The department said it was reviewing the decision.

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