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Judge blocks Trump's use of revamped immigration database for voter checks

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FILE PHOTO: A poll worker holds a roll of 'I voted' stickers at an El Dorado County polling station during California's special election on Proposition 50 in El Dorado Hills, California, U.S., November 4, 2025. REUTERS/Fred Greaves/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A poll worker holds a roll of 'I voted' stickers at an El Dorado County polling station during California's special election on Proposition 50 in El Dorado Hills, California, U.S., November 4, 2025. REUTERS/Fred Greaves/File Photo Fred Greaves Reuters

NEW YORK - A U.S. judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from using a revamped version of an immigration database for checking the accuracy of state voter rolls, dealing a blow to the U.S. President's efforts to boost the role of the federal government in elections ahead of the November midterms.

(Reporting by Luc Cohen in New York)

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This story was originally published June 22, 2026 at 10:52 AM.

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