Democrats sue Trump administration over voter roll efforts
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and other Democrats sued President Donald Trump and senior administration officials on Tuesday over the federal effort to identify noncitizens and other illegal registrants on state voter rolls, setting up a court fight as the administration steps up enforcement in California.
TL;DR
- Democrats, led by Chuck Schumer, have sued President Trump and administration officials.
- The lawsuit challenges the federal effort to identify noncitizens and illegal registrants on state voter rolls.
- The complaint argues the effort relies on unreliable and poorly compiled lists.
- An example from Nevada shows an initial list of 16,000 noncitizens narrowed to 185, who were reportedly citizens.
- The legal fight escalates as the administration increases enforcement in California.