A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration’s use of a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) database for voter roll verification, a ruling that also restricts the Trump campaign from accessing the data, according to court records and news reports. U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan of the District of Columbia issued the order in response to a lawsuit from Democratic and voting rights groups, who argued that the restructured SAVE database violated federal privacy laws and could be used to improperly remove eligible voters from state rolls. The order prohibits the administration from using the database to verify citizenship or share the data with outside entities, including the Trump campaign, until a full hearing is held.
Background of the Database Dispute
The database at the center of the dispute is the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system, originally designed to verify immigration status for benefit eligibility. Under the Trump administration, DHS repurposed the database to check voter registrations en masse, a move officials said was necessary to ensure only U.S. citizens vote in federal elections. The Department of Homeland Security’s SAVE database, run through USCIS, is now being used at massive scale for voter registration verification and voter list maintenance ahead of the 2026 midterms, according to a report from 100PercentFedUp [7].
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