Justice Department urges sanctions for database analysis critical of its noncitizen voting claims

Faits vérifiés

1. Confirmée On Friday, U.S. District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg allowed the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) access to federal government data on 20,000 people the Trump administration alleges are noncitizen voters in California.

   IA The VRP press release and the Bloomberg Law report both say Chief Judge James Boasberg ordered the DOJ to give CHIRLA and the UCLA Voting Rights Project access to the list of more than 20,000 California registrants alleged to be noncitizens, after a Friday hearing (October 30, 2026, which was a Friday). The VRP item is a party's own statement, and the Bloomberg item may draw on the same order, so they are not fully independent. The results do not address the exact wording of the 'data' access, but the core facts match.

   • vrp.ucla.edu Federal Judge Orders DOJ to Turn Over List of More Than 20,000 Alleged Noncitizen Voters to CHIRLA and UCLA Voting Rights Project Legal Teams – Voting Rights Project confirme
   • news.bloomberglaw.com DOJ Ordered to Provide List of 20,000 Alleged Noncitizen Voters confirme

2. Confirmée On Saturday, attorneys for CHIRLA filed court papers stating that their analysis found more than 40% of the people on the list do not appear in California's state voter file.

   IA Multiple results report that a CHIRLA and UCLA project analysis found 8,880 names, 42% of the DOJ list, do not correspond to anyone in California's current voter file, which matches the claim's core figure and finding. The results do not explicitly mention the court filing or the attorneys' wording, and they all appear to repeat the same underlying analysis, but the core claim is supported.

   • the-independent.com Over 40% of names on DOJ's 'noncitizen' voter list are not on California's voter rolls, analysis finds | The Independent confirme
   • abc7.com Over 40% of names on DOJ list of alleged noncitizens are not on California voter rolls, analysis finds - ABC7 Los Angeles confirme
   • spectrumlocalnews.com 40% of names on DOJ list not on CA's voter rolls: analysis confirme
   • wtop.com Over 40% of names on DOJ list of alleged noncitizens are not on Calif. voter rolls, analysis finds – WTOP News confirme
   • thenationalherald.com Over 40% of Names on DOJ List of Alleged Noncitizens Are Not on Calif. Voter Rolls, Analysis Finds - The National Herald confirme

3. Confirmée CHIRLA's analysis identified 22 people on the list who were likely naturalized U.S. citizens.

   IA The ABC News wire report states that CHIRLA's court filing 'identified 22 people on the list who were likely naturalized U.S. citizens,' which matches the claim directly. Democracy Docket and the Immigration Analytics snippet report the same 22 figure, though they describe it as 'at least 22' and attribute the work to UCLA analysts Barreto and Rios as well as CHIRLA. These sources appear to rely on the same court filing, so they are not fully independent.

   • abcnews.com DOJ urges sanctions for database analysis critical of its noncitizen voting claims - ABC News confirme
   • democracydocket.com DOJ withheld key data from court-ordered voter list disclosure, experts say - Democracy Docket confirme
   • immigration-analytics.com Noncitizen Voter List Errors: 42% Missing From CA Rolls confirme

4. Confirmée The Justice Department said in a Sunday filing that the CHIRLA analysis had nothing to do with the group's legal standing and therefore violated Boasberg's order.

   IA Results 1 and 2 both report that the Justice Department said in a Sunday filing that the CHIRLA analysis had nothing to do with the group's standing and therefore violated Boasberg's order, matching the core of the claim. Both appear to be the same wire report, so they are not independent confirmations. Result 3 says outside experts did not claim DOJ violated the order, but that concerns a different party's assessment, not the DOJ filing, so it is not a contradiction.

   • wsls.com Justice Department urges sanctions for database analysis critical of its noncitizen voting claims confirme
   • usnews.com Justice Department Urges Sanctions for Database Analysis Critical of Its Noncitizen Voting Claims confirme

Non vérifiables

Aucune source indépendante ne les a confirmées ni démenties. Cela ne veut pas dire qu’elles sont fausses.

1. Non vérifiée The Justice Department on Sunday defended the accuracy of its list of more than 20,000 suspected noncitizens registered to vote in California.

   IA None of the search results address the Justice Department defending a list of more than 20,000 suspected noncitizens registered to vote in California. The Congressional Record excerpt discusses a survey (the CCES) of about 20,000 people and a study about noncitizens who voted, which is a different subject, and the other results are unrelated.

2. Non vérifiée Judge James Boasberg ordered the plaintiffs not to disclose any names on the list and to use the data only for arguments about their legal standing.

   IA The results describe Boasberg ordering DOJ to give the list of alleged noncitizen voters to CHIRLA's lawyers so they could check for members, but none mention any order restricting plaintiffs from disclosing names or limiting use of the data to standing arguments. Silence on these restrictions is not a contradiction, so the claim cannot be confirmed or refuted from these results.

3. Non vérifiée The Justice Department's Sunday filing suggested Boasberg refer the matter to the Justice Department for investigation for possible criminal contempt of court.

   IA None of the search results mention Judge Boasberg, a Justice Department Sunday filing, or a suggested criminal contempt referral. The results cover general topics such as the presumption of regularity, congressional letters, litigation trackers, and immigration, so the core of the claim is not addressed.

4. Non vérifiée Alberto Lammers, a spokesman for UCLA's Voting Rights Project, said in an emailed statement that "Plaintiffs' counsel and their experts fully complied with the Court's orders."

   IA The only relevant result shows Alberto Lammers as the author of a UCLA Voting Rights Project post about the California Supreme Court ballot-return order, but it does not contain the quoted emailed statement or say that Plaintiffs' counsel complied with the Court's orders. Nothing in the results addresses the core of the claim, and nothing contradicts it.

Non vérifiées

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• On Friday night, U.S. District Court Judge Trina L. Thompson in San Francisco barred the Justice Department from demanding that election offices remove possible noncitizens from voter rolls, separate their ballots, or threaten legal action.
• On Sunday, the Justice Department appealed Judge Trina L. Thompson's ruling.
• Judge Trina L. Thompson scheduled a hearing on the Justice Department's appeal for Monday.
• A federal judge in California rejected the Justice Department's demand that election officials there separate ballots cast by alleged noncitizen voters, writing that such last-minute orders could "wreak havoc" on the state's election.
• The Justice Department issued a series of subpoenas to election offices in California and warned election officials who knowingly let noncitizens vote that they could face criminal charges.

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• The Trump administration has lost many cases in its battle over its lists of alleged noncitizen voters.
• The administration's efforts to pursue alleged noncitizen voters in California are facing significant legal resistance.