More than 40% of names on DOJ list of alleged noncitizens not on California's voter rolls

PBS NewsHour · ABC News, The Independent and ABC News report that an outside analysis of the Trump administration's list of suspected noncitizen voters in California found that 8,880 of its 20,930 names, or 42%, match no one in the state's current voter file. The work, by two UCLA data analysts, was filed Saturday by the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, or CHIRLA.

The researchers also identified at least 22 U.S. citizens on the list and estimated that nearly 7,500 naturalized citizens were "highly likely" to be wrongly flagged. They said the administration seemingly removed voter ID numbers, the most crucial data point. A federal judge on Friday ordered the list shared with plaintiffs and told the Justice Department to halt such demands; the administration appealed.

Justice Department spokesperson Kiersten V. Pels said ineligible ballots cancel out citizens' votes. ABC News adds that Bill Essayli, who runs the U.S. Attorney's office in Los Angeles, dismissed the analysis as "bogus" on X. President Donald Trump questioned online why courts would block efforts against election fraud, though one ruling came from his own nominee.

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