A federal judge on Oct. 21 granted a preliminary injunction barring Department of Homeland Security (DHS) election-related field operations and interviews involving people federal officials “know, suspect or should reasonably know or suspect are U.S. citizens.”
U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín’s order covers California, Connecticut, Georgia, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Wisconsin—the nine states targeted by a DHS enforcement surge addressing noncitizen voting.
The judge, who serves in the Northern District of California, found that nursing unions were likely to succeed on their claim that federal enforcement actions violated the Voting Rights Act’s protections against intimidation involving voter assistance and mobilization. She stayed the order until 5 p.m. Oct. 23, with the restrictions extending through Election Day, Nov. 3. …