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Padilla and Schiff Urge California AG Probe Trump Voter Searches

By Drooid · Sep 22, 2026, 11:45 PM UTC · How we work

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Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff asked California AG Rob Bonta to probe U.S. President Donald Trump voter-record searches.
A whistleblower disclosed Sept. 8 that DHS told USCIS’s FDNS (Fraud & National Security) unit to conduct an unlawful voter initiative.
Padilla and Schiff said USCIS staff faced quotas to investigate 40 subjects and finish by Sept. 12.
A judge dismissed DOJ lawsuit against California in January, calling voter-data request unprecedented and illegal.

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Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff asked California AG Rob Bonta to probe U.S. President Donald Trump voter-record searches.
A whistleblower disclosed Sept. 8 that DHS told USCIS’s FDNS (Fraud & National Security) unit to conduct an unlawful voter initiative.
Padilla and Schiff said USCIS staff faced quotas to investigate 40 subjects and finish by Sept. 12.
A judge dismissed DOJ lawsuit against California in January, calling voter-data request unprecedented and illegal.