Federal Judge Orders DHS to Pause Voter Eligibility Investigations by ICE

A federal judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to halt "field investigations" by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents into voter eligibility in at least nine states. The judge cited concerns that U.S. citizens could be "wrongly swept up" and "subjected to intimidation," and noted a "high likelihood of error" in how federal agents were identifying alleged non-citizens. Rights groups had expressed worry that ICE's activities could intimidate voters ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.