Federal judge orders Trump administration to halt noncitizen voting investigation in 9 states

A federal judge in California has ordered the Trump administration to halt its investigations into whether noncitizens are registered to vote across nine states. U.S. District Court Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin, presiding in Oakland, issued the injunction against the government's efforts.

According to the court's findings, the administration's investigation relies on problematic data. The judicial order temporarily blocks the federal government from continuing its targeted voting registration inquiries in the affected states while the legal process moves forward.