DoJ’s suspected non-citizens list includes ‘high percentage’ of those born in US, LA officials say
The statement revealed in court papers raises questions about the reliability of the list of 20,000 people in California
TL;DR
- Los Angeles election officials found a high percentage of U.S.-born individuals on the Justice Department's list of suspected non-citizens.
- The Justice Department provided a list of 20,000 people to California election officials and subsequently sued them for refusing to segregate ballots.
- An analysis of a sample from the list showed 38.9% of individuals with reported birthplace information were born in the United States.
- Forty-three percent of those on the list had canceled voter registration records, and 71% had never voted.
- The Department of Homeland Security has not shared its methodology for compiling the list, and experts warn it could be error-prone.
- Similar issues arose when the DHS provided a list to Nevada, which election officials found to be inaccurate.