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DOJ to Match Voter Rolls with DHS Database, Faces Lawsuit

4/24/2026

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DOJ officials planned to match voter rolls with DHS’s Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database and collected files from states to share with DHS.
President Donald Trump's March 2025 order directed DHS to verify citizenship, prompting DOJ to invoke the Help America Vote Act.
League of Women Voters and Black Caucus sued, saying the data transfer threatens privacy and cause purges, while DOJ attorneys contradicted on a voter database.

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DOJ officials planned to match voter rolls with DHS’s Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database and collected files from states to share with DHS.
President Donald Trump's March 2025 order directed DHS to verify citizenship, prompting DOJ to invoke the Help America Vote Act.
League of Women Voters and Black Caucus sued, saying the data transfer threatens privacy and cause purges, while DOJ attorneys contradicted on a voter database.