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Trump admin sued over alleged illegal collection of sensitive voter data from 47 states

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Fox News · collected 2026-10-16 · by Landon Mion

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The Trump administration faces a lawsuit filed in federal court by the League of Women Voters, the Electronic Privacy Information Center, and the League of United Latin American Citizens, alleging that the Department of Homeland Security has improperly collected voter data from 47 states, violating federal law. The complaint argues that DHS's handling of this sensitive information, including combining it with commercial datasets, disregards established privacy protections for millions of Americans. The lawsuit seeks a court order to declare the administration’s actions illegal and demands DHS delete all obtained voter records.
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As of October 16, 2026, the Trump administration faces a lawsuit over alleged illegal collection of sensitive voter data from 47 states. The suit, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., claims that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) obtained and mishandled this information in violation of federal law. Plaintiffs include the League of Women Voters, the Electronic Privacy Information Center, and the League of United Latin American Citizens. DHS conducted a "multiagency and multilevel review," concluding with high confidence that around 20,000 people on California's voter rolls were likely noncitizens. Despite this, critics argue the administration's actions ignore federal safeguards and privacy rights. The lawsuit is part of ongoing legal challenges to President Trump’s efforts to address perceived threats to election integrity posed by noncitizen voting, which studies suggest is rare.

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California GPE · 3× DHS ORG · 3× Americans NORP · 1× D.C. GPE · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Washington GPE · 1× the Department of Homeland Security ORG · 1× the Electronic Privacy Information Center ORG · 1× the League of United Latin American Citizens ORG · 1× the League of Women Voters ORG · 1×

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The Justice Department's lawsuit, however, says U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services conducted a "multiagency and multilevel review" and determined with "high confidence" that roughly 20,000 people on California's voter rolls were likely noncitizens.
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The Trump administration is being sued over its efforts to collect and analyze sensitive voter data from across the country. asserted
administration → sue → country
The complaint, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, alleges the Department of Homeland Security has obtained voter files from at least 47 states and handled the data in a way that violates federal law. asserted
that → file → law
DHS' secretive probe of the voter data, which includes a policy to combine it with commercial datasets, ignores federal safeguards and the privacy rights of millions of Americans, the lawsuit says. asserted
lawsuit → include → Americans
The case was brought by the League of Women Voters, the Electronic Privacy Information Center and the League of United Latin American Citizens and is the latest legal challenge to President Donald Trump's efforts to combat noncitizen voting. asserted
case → bring → voting
The president has purported repeatedly argued that noncitizen voting poses a serious threat to election integrity, although studies and prosecutions have found documented instances of noncitizens casting ballots to be rare. asserted
noncitizens → argue → ballots
The administration has repeatedly sought a greater federal role in voter eligibility and election administration, areas traditionally overseen primarily by states under the Constitution and federal law. asserted
administration → seek → Constitution
Federal courts have repeatedly rejected administration efforts to compel states to turn over voter information. asserted
courts → reject → information
The new lawsuit alleges the administration has obtained and processed voter records from at least 47 states, even though officials in 30 states have previously refused federal demands to turn over voter information. asserted
officials → allege → information
The complaint urges the court to declare the administration's collection of voter data illegal, block DHS' policy and order the agency to delete and stop using the voter information it has already obtained. asserted
it → urge → information
The lawsuit comes less than three weeks before Election Day, and the administration continues to pressure states, alleging they are not doing enough to purge noncitizens from their voter rolls. asserted
they → come → rolls
The administration sued California election officials on Thursday, arguing they failed to act quickly enough to review names the federal government identified as "likely" noncitizens. asserted
government → sue → noncitizens
The Justice Department asked a judge to block the state from counting mail-in ballots from those individuals unless their eligibility can be confirmed. asserted
eligibility → ask → individuals
The California secretary of state's office said it was given only 48 hours to review roughly 20,000 names and said the federal government had not provided the underlying evidence or methodology supporting its claims. uncertain
government → say → claims
The Justice Department's lawsuit, however, says U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services conducted a "multiagency and multilevel review" and determined with "high confidence" that roughly 20,000 people on California's voter rolls were likely noncitizens. asserted
people → say → rolls
DHS did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. asserted
DHS → respond → comment
The Associated Press contributed to this report. asserted
Press → contribute → report
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