Courts · 10/10/2026
Judge Strikes Down Trump Administration’s Voter Roll Review Plan
The Trump administration’s push to identify illegally registered voters has hit a judicial roadblock.
Why it matters
The ruling blocks the administration’s plan to use federal immigration databases to check state voter rolls and seek removals.
- ★A federal judge struck down the Trump administration’s plan.
- ★The plan called for checking state voter rolls against federal immigration databases.
- ★States would face pressure to remove voters the administration determined were registered illegally.