2 hours ago · United States
US Justice Dept loses initial bid to block votes from alleged noncitizens in California
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Straits Times World is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to United States. The first report grouped here was at 29 Oct 2026, 00:46 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “US Justice Dept loses initial bid to block votes from alleged noncitizens in California”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Oct 28 - A US judge rejected on Wednesday a request by the Justice Department to temporarily block California from counting any mail ballots for the November 3 midterm elections received from people on a list of more than 20,000 registered voters the Trump administration alleges are likely noncitizens.
Story timeline
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- First reported by The Straits Times World
US Justice Dept loses initial bid to block votes from alleged noncitizens in California
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
US Justice Department loses initial bid to block votes from alleged non-citizens in California
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- The Straits Times