Judge rejects Trump effort to block California ‘noncitizen’ ballots

Trump administration issues more than 100 subpoenas across 13 states as search for alleged noncitizen voters ramps up.Published On 29 Oct 202629 Oct 2026A United States judge has rejected a Department of Justice request to temporarily halt California from counting mail ballots from a list of 20,000 alleged noncitizens just six days before the country’s midterm elections.US District Judge David Carter’s ruling on Wednesday came as US President Donald Trump expands efforts to search for alleged noncitizen voters, with subpoenas issued in at least 13 states.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US judge rules Trump administration’s use of voter data unlawfullist 2 of 3Trump administration sues California over noncitizens on voter rollslist 3 of 3Photos: No Kings rallies in US urge midterm voters to cast ballots earlyend of list“Never before in American history has the federal government, on the eve of an election, sought to coerce a state and local government to abandon their own Constitutional elections procedures and bend to the will of the Executive Branch,” Carter wrote on Wednesday.The judge, a 1998 appointee of Democratic President Bill Clinton, said the Justice Departme...