Judge Halts Administration's Use of Immigration Database for Voter Verification

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Published: 2026-06-29T09:00:00Z
Category: us
Source: Votebeat (via The Texas Tribune)
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A federal judge has issued an injunction preventing the Trump administration from utilizing a revised immigration database, known as SAVE, to identify non-citizen voters. The court's decision cited concerns regarding Americans' privacy and their voting rights. While the ruling blocks future use, it does not stop ongoing state-level investigations that have already flagged thousands of registered voters using the system.

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