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DOJ Sues California Over 20,000 Suspected Noncitizen Mail Ballots

The Justice Department sued California election officials on October 15, 2026, seeking to bar the state from counting mail ballots from about 20,000 voters it claims are likely noncitizens, a dispute the state disputes and that has since moved to appeals court.

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Oct 27, 7:00 AM scotusblog.com The Trump administration’s attempt to prevent noncitizen voting and the role of Supreme Court
Oct 26, 7:06 PM thedailybeast.com Trump Judge Humiliates Him Week Before Midterms
Oct 26, 6:01 PM aljazeera.com US court rules against Trump administration in California voting case
Oct 26, 5:11 PM nypost.com California judges deal huge blow to DOJ’s bid to strip 20,000 voters from next week’s elections — despite stunning court revelations
Oct 26, 4:51 PM washingtonexaminer.com Appeals court rejects DOJ’s expedited bid to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots
Oct 26, 4:46 PM washingtontimes.com Appeals court rejects Trump bid to block 20,000 ballots of suspected noncitizens
Oct 26, 4:43 PM straitstimes.com Trump administration loses push to block California votes from alleged non-citizens
Oct 26, 4:25 PM thehill.com Appeals court rules against DOJ in California ballot fight
Oct 26, 4:18 PM abcnews.com Appeals court rejects Trump admin's voting lawsuit against California
Oct 26, 4:18 PM latimes.com 9th Circuit denies feds' appeal over 20,000 ballots; district court hearing to proceed
Oct 26, 4:13 PM nytimes.com Appeals Court Declines to Intervene in California Ballot Lawsuit
Oct 26, 4:04 PM politico.com Appeals court rejects DOJ’s bid to quickly force California to set aside ballots
Oct 26, 3:58 PM talkingpointsmemo.com 9th Circuit Rejects Trump Appeal in CA Election Case
Oct 26, 3:55 PM yahoo.com Court rejects DOJ's emergency bid to separate Calif. ballots over noncitizen claims
Oct 26, 3:46 PM cbsnews.com Breaking down the legal battle over California's election process
Oct 26, 3:44 PM cbsnews.com Court dismisses DOJ's request to force California to set aside ballots
Oct 26, 3:44 PM theguardian.com Court blocks bid by Trump DoJ to stop California from counting mail-in ballots
Oct 26, 3:30 PM cnn.com Appeals court rejects Trump DOJ demand to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots
Oct 26, 3:30 PM bloomberg.com DOJ Bid for Fast Ruling in California Voting Case Rejected
Oct 26, 1:17 PM fortune.com Two of three appeals judges appear skeptical of Justice Department push to hold California ballots from 20,000 flagged voters
Oct 26, 10:09 AM washingtontimes.com 9th Circuit questions DOJ demand to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots
Oct 26, 3:36 AM independent.co.uk Trump-appointed judge questions president’s bid to block 20,000 California ballots
Oct 26, 3:00 AM latimes.com Chabria: California votes. Trump's Justice Department panics
Oct 25, 9:32 PM aljazeera.com US appeals court sceptical of Trump’s lawsuit over California voter rolls
Oct 25, 7:30 PM nypost.com Absurd court farce on noncitizen ballots leaves Voter ID as the only cure
Oct 25, 7:25 PM nypost.com LA’s top federal prosecutor scorches California after noncitizen voters battle
Oct 25, 6:26 PM foxnews.com Ninth Circuit questions Trump DOJ's emergency request to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots
Oct 25, 4:00 PM nytimes.com Appeals Court Appears to Doubt Justice Dept. Claims in California Ballot Case
Oct 25, 3:54 PM latimes.com 9th Circuit panel questions basis for feds' request to block 20,000 California ballots
Oct 25, 3:51 PM talkingpointsmemo.com JUST IN: Not Looking Good For Trump in CA Election Case
Oct 25, 3:34 PM politico.com Justice Department faces skeptical appeals court panel in California ballot fight
Oct 25, 3:18 PM thehill.com Tillis accuses California of being 'guilty' of ballot harvesting: 'They have a system there that is ripe for abuse'
Oct 25, 3:02 PM thehill.com Appeals court resists DOJ's bid to immediately segregate 20k California ballots
Oct 25, 10:05 AM abcnews.com Appeals court to hear arguments in Trump admin's voting suit against California
Oct 25, 5:00 AM nypost.com LA’s top federal prosecutor says California elections already in jeopardy
Oct 24, 5:16 PM yahoo.com 'Weaponizing the law': California AG slams DOJ's attack on alleged noncitizen voting
Oct 24, 5:16 PM theguardian.com California leaders rebuke Trump administration’s push over alleged noncitizen voting
Oct 24, 4:34 PM abcnews.com California election officials frustrated, rattled by DOJ demand to sequester 'noncitizen' ballots
Oct 24, 3:56 PM reuters.com US Justice Dept demands California counties help identify suspected noncitizen voters
Oct 24, 11:10 AM yahoo.com DOJ wants California to set aside 20,000 voters' ballots. The state is refusing.
Oct 24, 7:49 AM pbs.org DOJ orders some California counties to set aside ballots from suspected noncitizens
Oct 24, 6:10 AM thehill.com DOJ demands California counties identify noncitizen voters: Reports
Oct 24, 5:14 AM cnn.com DOJ orders California counties to set aside ballots from suspected noncitizens
Oct 24, 2:21 AM foxnews.com California must respond to DOJ's emergency request over ballots mailed to alleged noncitizens, court rules
Oct 23, 10:13 PM nbcnews.com DOJ demands that California counties help identify noncitizen voters
Oct 23, 7:54 PM cbsnews.com DOJ demands that some California counties set aside and verify alleged noncitizen ballots within 48 hours
Oct 23, 7:54 PM cbsnews.com DOJ demands that some California counties set aside alleged noncitizen ballots
Oct 23, 7:50 PM latimes.com 'This is not normal': Feds demand California counties set aside 'likely' noncitizen ballots
Oct 23, 7:35 PM nytimes.com Justice Dept. Demands That California Counties Help Identify Noncitizen Voters
Oct 23, 7:00 PM theguardian.com California officials ordered by DoJ to set aside ‘likely’ noncitizen ballots
Oct 23, 6:29 PM yahoo.com DOJ gives California counties 48 hours to help identify suspected noncitizen voters
Oct 23, 6:29 PM apnews.com DOJ orders some California counties to verify ballots in 48 hours
Oct 23, 6:11 PM sfchronicle.com DOJ gives local California registrars 48 hours to quarantine suspected noncitizen ballots
Oct 23, 4:26 PM nypost.com LA feds move to halt ballot counting over 20K suspected noncitizen voters
Oct 23, 8:00 AM talkingpointsmemo.com Trump DOJ Plays Dirty Pool In California Election Case
Oct 23, 8:00 AM lapublicpress.org The feds are suing CA over baseless voter fraud allegations. Experts say LA should stay calm and vote
Oct 23, 6:30 AM inewsource.org How the DHS voter-fraud probe reached San Diego’s registrar and got reined in by a judge
Oct 23, 5:29 AM 10news.com Immigrants seeking US citizenship caught up in California voter fraud crackdown
Oct 23, 4:23 AM inquirer.com Trump administration asks appeals court to intervene in California ballot suit
Oct 23, 12:29 AM thehindu.com Immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship targeted in Trump administration's illegal voting crackdown
Oct 22, 9:01 PM phillytrib.com Immigrants seeking US citizenship targeted in Trump administration's illegal voting crackdown
Oct 22, 9:01 PM ktar.com Immigrants seeking US citizenship targeted in Trump administration’s illegal voting crackdown
Oct 22, 8:12 PM thehill.com DOJ asks appeals court to intervene for California mail-in ballot lawsuit
Oct 22, 7:18 PM nytimes.com Trump Administration Asks Appeals Court to Intervene in California Mail Ballot Suit
Oct 22, 7:04 PM abc7news.com Department of Justice alleges noncitizen voting in California. Here's what evidence shows
Oct 22, 6:38 PM nypost.com Trump administration raises stakes in bombshell lawsuit against California over suspected noncitizen voters
Oct 22, 6:19 PM washingtontimes.com DOJ to press appeals court to order California to discard ballots from suspected noncitizens
Oct 22, 1:09 PM abc7.com Department of Justice seeks quick action in dispute over alleged California noncitizen voter ballots
Oct 22, 12:23 PM qz.com U.S. Justice Dept. is weighing more state election lawsuits before midterms
Oct 22, 10:42 AM foxnews.com DOJ has verified 20,000 noncitizens on California voter rolls, federal prosecutor says
Oct 22, 8:54 AM atg.wa.gov WA-led coalition opposes DOJ’s frivolous challenge to California elections
Oct 22, 7:02 AM statehousenews.com AG Campbell joins coalition opposing DOJ’s frivolous challenge to California elections
Oct 21, 11:36 AM thefederalist.com Lawsuit: L.A. Officials Accept Any Voter’s Citizenship Claims Despite Records Of Illegal Voting
Oct 21, 10:58 AM almanacnews.com «Es algo que raya en lo absurdo». California lucha contra la demanda de Trump para anular 20,000 papeletas
Oct 21, 10:58 AM mv-voice.com ‘Es algo que raya en lo absurdo’. California lucha contra la demanda de Trump para anular 20,000 papeletas
Oct 21, 10:18 AM latimes.com Top Democrats join California immigrant, Nevada group to sue over federal election probes
Oct 21, 10:00 AM 11alive.com DOJ clashes with California over noncitizen voting claims before Nov. 3 election
Oct 20, 7:15 PM npr.org Some on DOJ's 20,000 "likely" noncitizen list in Calif. appear to be U.S.-born
Oct 20, 6:10 PM nypost.com LA election officials admit no independent way to verify voter citizenship
Oct 20, 5:21 PM mv-voice.com ‘Borders on the absurd.’ California fights Trump lawsuit to set aside 20,000 ballots
Oct 20, 4:39 PM latimes.com Feds tease new 'batch' of noncitizen California voters as L.A. slams previous list
Oct 20, 2:53 PM gov.ca.gov Trump DOJ makes shocking admissions; taken to task for latest allegations of voter fraud
Oct 20, 12:46 PM theguardian.com DoJ’s suspected non-citizens list includes ‘high percentage’ of those born in US, LA officials say
Oct 20, 8:16 AM bloomberg.com California Says DOJ Non-Citizen Voting Suit Borders on ‘Absurd’
Oct 19, 3:34 PM newsweek.com Trump Threatens California Election Officials With Jail. Could It Happen?
Oct 19, 7:27 AM foxnews.com DOJ official defends Trump's noncitizen voter probe on '60 Minutes,' accuses show of editing out her answers
Oct 19, 6:36 AM abc7.com Federal operation targeting alleged noncitizen voter registration underway in Commerce area
Oct 19, 5:20 AM newsweek.com Justice Department Investigating 'Thousands' of Noncitizen Voters
Oct 18, 5:38 PM cbsnews.com Federal actions around voting system expand weeks ahead of midterms
Oct 18, 4:47 PM cbsnews.com Allegations of potential noncitizen voting spark legal fights
Oct 18, 4:38 PM cbsnews.com 60 Minutes Transcript: Investigations of voting system expand
Oct 18, 4:38 PM cbsnews.com Election officials describe federal government's investigations into voting system | 60 Minutes
Oct 18, 8:23 AM wpbf.com Early voting push ramps up amid ballot-counting legal battle
Oct 17, 12:55 PM breitbart.com Trump Warns California Election Officials of Jail Time if They Let Noncitizens Vote
Oct 17, 9:17 AM mediaite.com Trump Threatens to ‘Jail’ Election Officials as DOJ Claims 20,000 ‘Non-Citizens’ are on California Voter Rolls
Oct 17, 9:00 AM thehill.com Trump: California officials will 'go to jail' if state ignores DOJ voter roll suit
Oct 17, 6:56 AM newsweek.com Trump Threatens ‘Jail’ In California Midterm Election Fight
Oct 17, 5:35 AM realclearpolitics.com DOJ Sues CA Over Non-Citizen Voters
Oct 17, 3:00 AM latimes.com Big assertions, sharp exchanges, little clarity define DOJ election battle with California
Oct 16, 9:09 PM abcnews.com Trump administration threatens to prosecute local California election workers
Oct 16, 7:20 PM straitstimes.com Trump threatens California officials with imprisonment over stance on mail ballots
Oct 16, 7:05 PM washingtonexaminer.com Trump vows jail time for California election officials counting ballots from noncitizens
Oct 16, 5:15 PM nypost.com Trump DOJ issues stark warning to California ballot counters after suing state over 20K suspected noncitizen voters
Oct 16, 4:54 PM nytimes.com California Says Government System for Identifying Noncitizens Is Sloppy
Oct 16, 4:30 PM pbs.org DOJ says California officials who process ballots from suspected noncitizens risk prosecution
Oct 16, 4:11 PM theguardian.com Trump administration threatens California officials if noncitizens vote in midterms
Oct 16, 4:05 PM ww2.kqed.org Big Tech Money and Trump DOJ Lawsuit Hit California’s Elections
Oct 16, 3:43 PM abcnews.com Officials who process ballots from suspected noncitizens risk prosecution, US warns
Oct 16, 3:28 PM yahoo.com DOJ warns California election officials of possible prosecution over noncitizen votes
Oct 16, 3:28 PM clickondetroit.com California officials who process ballots from suspected noncitizens risk prosecution, US warns
Oct 16, 3:05 PM mv-voice.com Trump demanda a California por acusaciones de que personas no ciudadanas se registran para votar
Oct 16, 2:10 PM michiganadvance.com Last-minute Trump DOJ suit in California targeting noncitizen voters alarms advocates
Oct 16, 1:52 PM nbcnews.com Justice Department sues California over alleged noncitizen voters
Oct 16, 7:36 AM timesofindia.indiatimes.com US midterms 2026: DOJ sues California, claims 20,000 suspected ‘noncitizen voters’; seeks to block mail ballots
Oct 16, 1:48 AM npr.org DOJ sues California to block the counting of mail-in ballots from alleged noncitizens
Oct 16, 1:48 AM npr.org Election law expert discusses DOJ's lawsuit against California over its voter rolls
Oct 15, 9:29 PM cbsnews.com DOJ sues California, alleges more than 20,000 noncitizens unlawfully registered to vote
Oct 15, 7:39 PM washingtonpost.com Justice Dept. sues California officials over 20K alleged noncitizen voters
Oct 15, 7:02 PM breitbart.com Schiff: Todd Blanche Is 'Soiling' the Attorney General's Office
Oct 15, 6:50 PM cbs8.com California sued by Trump administration over allegations involving 20,000 mail ballots
Oct 15, 5:55 PM kpbs.org California elections officials say state is prepared to defend election integrity
Oct 15, 5:02 PM newsweek.com How Trump DOJ Flagged 20K California Voters Feds Suspect Are Noncitizens
Oct 15, 4:49 PM cbsnews.com Justice Department suing California for failure to provide voter info ahead of midterms
Oct 15, 3:16 PM lacounty.gov Statement from Dean Logan Regarding U.S. Department of Justice Lawsuit
Oct 15, 2:54 PM axios.com Trump sues California to prevent counting 20,000 voters' ballots
Oct 15, 2:51 PM mv-voice.com Trump sues California over allegations of noncitizens registering to vote
Oct 15, 2:50 PM michiganadvance.com California sued by Trump administration over demand to purge 20,000 voters from rolls
Oct 15, 2:44 PM aljazeera.com Trump administration sues California over noncitizens on voter rolls
Oct 15, 2:36 PM dailycaller.com DOJ Sues California, Alleging 20K Noncitizens Are Registered On State Voter Roll
Oct 15, 1:56 PM thehill.com DOJ sues California after pushing state to match voter list with USB drive
Oct 15, 1:45 PM ww2.kqed.org Trump Administration Sues California After Demands to Prove Voters’ Citizenship
Oct 15, 1:34 PM politico.com DOJ sues California, demands it purge voter rolls for alleged noncitizens
Oct 15, 12:54 PM pbs.org Trump administration sues California to block counting of alleged noncitizen mail ballots
Oct 15, 12:52 PM cbsnews.com Justice Department sues California, claiming it's mailing ballots to more than 20,000 noncitizens
Oct 15, 12:52 PM cbsnews.com Justice Department sues California over noncitizens getting ballots
Oct 15, 12:21 PM nytimes.com Trump Administration Sues California Over Voter Rolls
Oct 15, 12:10 PM ktla.com Trump admin sues California to block state from counting alleged noncitizen mail-in ballots
Oct 15, 12:04 PM latimes.com Justice Dept. sues California, seeks to stop state from counting 20,000 ballots
Oct 15, 12:04 PM latimes.com Justice Dept. sues California, asks court to force state to stop counting 20,000 ballots
Oct 15, 11:37 AM washingtontimes.com Feds sue to stop California from counting ballots of 20,000 suspected noncitizens
Oct 15, 11:36 AM nypost.com Trump administration sues California over 20,000 suspected noncitizens on state’s voter rolls
Oct 15, 11:32 AM gov.ca.gov Governor Newsom responds to unfounded Trump lawsuit that is desperate attempt to suppress California voters less than 3 weeks before election
Oct 15, 11:29 AM theguardian.com US justice department sues California over alleged noncitizen voting
Oct 15, 11:08 AM rollcall.com DOJ sues California over mail ballots, alleging they were sent to noncitizens
Oct 15, 10:40 AM qz.com Justice Department is suing California over mail ballots from alleged noncitizens
Oct 15, 10:35 AM washingtonexaminer.com DOJ sues California over alleged noncitizens on voter rolls left unchecked
Oct 15, 10:23 AM cnbc.com U.S. sues California in fight over checking citizenship of mail voters
Oct 15, 10:15 AM click2houston.com Trump administration sues California to block state from counting alleged noncitizen mail-in ballots
Oct 15, 10:15 AM yahoo.com Trump admin. sues California over alleged noncitizens on state's voter rolls
Oct 15, 10:15 AM clickondetroit.com Trump administration sues California over alleged noncitizens on the state's voter rolls
Oct 15, 10:15 AM ktar.com Trump administration sues California over alleged noncitizens on the state’s voter rolls
Oct 15, 10:06 AM bloomberg.com Trump Administration Sues California Over Voter Citizenship List
Oct 15, 9:07 AM abcnews.com DOJ sues California over alleged non-citizens on voter rolls
Oct 15, 8:39 AM breitbart.com Justice Department Forcing California to Review List with Possible Noncitizens on Voter Rolls
Oct 15, 8:31 AM talkingpointsmemo.com Trump DOJ Now Targeting Ballots, Not Just Voter Rolls
Oct 15, 5:53 AM foxnews.com DOJ gives California 48 hours to review list of possible noncitizens on voter rolls
Oct 14, 7:08 PM nypost.com California election officials offer absurd excuses in fight against illegal voting
Oct 14, 7:01 PM gizmodo.com Los Angeles Officials Haven’t Plugged in USB Drive That DOJ Insists Is Full of Noncitizens Who Were Sent Ballots
Oct 14, 6:50 PM nypost.com California officials won’t open DOJ drive with alleged noncitizen voter records — here’s their excuse
Oct 14, 5:40 PM ww2.kqed.org California Officials Denounce Trump DOJ’s Demands to Prove Voters’ Citizenship
Oct 14, 4:45 PM starlocalmedia.com Feds pressure California to purge noncitizens from voter rolls
Oct 14, 3:33 PM foxnews.com DOJ threatens emergency legal action against California over suspected noncitizen voters
Oct 14, 2:43 PM thehill.com Justice Department faces legal threats after pushing California to match voter list with USB drive
Oct 14, 2:24 PM 10news.com DOJ threatens California with legal action over claim of noncitizens on voter rolls
Oct 14, 1:13 PM ktla.com DOJ to California: Review voter rolls, or else
Oct 14, 1:11 PM coloradopolitics.com DOJ demands California review list of ‘likely noncitizens’
Oct 14, 12:39 PM lacounty.gov Statement from Dean Logan Regarding U.S. Department of Justice Correspondence
Oct 14, 12:37 PM washingtonexaminer.com DOJ demands California review list of ‘likely noncitizens’ who received mail-in ballots
Oct 14, 12:04 PM michiganadvance.com Trump’s DOJ demands California halt ballots to suspected noncitizens
Oct 14, 11:54 AM axios.com DOJ gave California a voter list, a 48-hour deadline — and a threat of court action
Oct 14, 11:37 AM nbcnews.com Justice Department threatens legal action against California over alleged noncitizen voters
Oct 14, 10:47 AM politico.com DOJ demands California review voting rolls in two days, threatens legal action
Oct 14, 10:38 AM latimes.com Justice Dept. demands California prove citizenship for lists of voters or withhold ballots
Oct 14, 9:52 AM fortune.com ‘Serious doubts about the reliability of your data’: DOJ gives California 48 hours to review list of alleged noncitizens who got mail ballots
Oct 14, 9:50 AM cbsnews.com Top U.S. DOJ official orders California to review list of possible noncitizens who received mail ballots
Oct 14, 9:22 AM nypost.com California given master list of alleged non-American voters in state, given 48-hour ultimatum: feds
Oct 14, 9:20 AM wtop.com Justice Department threatens California with possible legal action over what it says are noncitizens on its voter rolls
Oct 14, 9:17 AM click2houston.com Justice Department threatens California with legal action over claim of noncitizens on voter rolls
Oct 14, 8:56 AM cbsnews.com DOJ tells California to review whether noncitizens got mail ballots
Oct 14, 8:45 AM talkingpointsmemo.com Trump DOJ Begins Active Election Interference in LA
Oct 14, 8:17 AM cnn.com Trump administration escalates voter roll fight with threats against California election officials
Oct 14, 7:15 AM newrepublic.com DOJ Demands California Purge Voter Rolls—or Else
Oct 14, 5:54 AM nbcsandiego.com DOJ threatens legal action against California over alleged noncitizen voters
Oct 14, 4:37 AM timesofindia.indiatimes.com US Justice Department gives California 48 hours to review list of 'noncitizen voters', threatens legal action
Oct 14, 2:10 AM independent.co.uk Trump’s DOJ threatens to block California votes in explosive pre-election showdown
Oct 13, 8:48 PM yahoo.com Justice Department threatens California over alleged noncitizen voters, letter shows

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