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Trump scores Supreme Court win as justices let him hunt for noncitizens on voter rolls using Social Security data

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Spiering, C. (2026, September 25). Trump scores Supreme Court win as justices let him hunt for noncitizens on voter rolls using Social Security data. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16161067/donald-trump-voter-fraud-supreme-court.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-25 · by Charlie Spiering

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The Supreme Court has allowed states to use government databases, including Social Security information, to verify citizenship for voting rolls, supporting President Donald Trump’s initiative against voter fraud. Previously, lower courts had halted the administration's plan to permit this verification method. This decision marks a significant victory for Trump’s efforts to ensure electoral integrity by identifying non-citizen voters.
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On Friday, the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision allowing the Trump administration to temporarily use the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database during the appeal process. The SAVE system was expanded last year to help states verify voter eligibility by accessing citizenship and Social Security data, but it faced legal challenges due to privacy concerns and potential inaccuracies in the information provided. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented against this ruling. The decision has been met with support from several Republican-led states like Texas, which see it as a means of ensuring accurate voter rolls ahead of the November midterms. However, some election law experts warn that the immediate impact on upcoming elections may be limited due to federal laws prohibiting systematic purges within 90 days before an election.

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- Sign up HERE to our DC Insider newsletter - your guide to what's rocking Washington, rattling the White House and setting tongues wagging on the Hill - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source The Supreme Court ruled Friday that states can use select government data to verify citizenship for voters on election rolls, marking a win for President Donald Trump's efforts to root out voter fraud. Lower courts had put a hold on the Trump administration's effort to allow states to use federal data, such as Social Security numbers, to check for citizenship status for voters.
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- Sign up HERE to our DC Insider newsletter - your guide to what's rocking Washington, rattling the White House and setting tongues wagging on the Hill - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source The Supreme Court ruled Friday that states can use select government data to verify citizenship for voters on election rolls, marking a win for President Donald Trump's efforts to root out voter fraud. Lower courts had put a hold on the Trump administration's effort to allow states to use federal data, such as Social Security numbers, to check for citizenship status for voters. asserted
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