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9 stories on Noncitizen Voting. For each one: what the left says, what the right says, and what both agree on. RSS feed

• Judge Probes if Trump Lawyers Misled Court on Golf Course

  Nov 2, 2026

  Left: The administration cut down more than 400 trees at a historic public golf course by giving notice late on a Friday before a holiday weekend, suggesting an attempt to minimize scrutiny and public response.

  Right: Disputes over internal agency communication and bureaucratic timing on a parks and recreation matter are being escalated into claims of ethical misconduct, which may be an overreach for what could be miscommunication rather than deliberate deception.

• DOJ Threatens Jail, Contempt Charges Over Noncitizen Voter List Disputes

  Nov 2, 2026

  Left: An independent analysis found that over 40% of the names on the DOJ's list of alleged noncitizen voters don't even appear in California's voter file, undermining confidence in the accuracy of the government's claims.

  Right: The Justice Department has a legitimate interest in ensuring that only eligible citizens are voting and that election officials properly handle records tied to that effort.

• Court Rejects Trump Bid to Set Aside 20,000 CA Ballots

  Nov 1, 2026

  Left: The DOJ's list of suspected noncitizens was found not credible by both the district court and appeals court majority, undermining the basis for the entire legal action.

  Right: Federal law clearly prohibits noncitizens from voting, and the DOJ views enforcing that law as a basic governmental duty rather than a political agenda.

• Judge Halts DOJ Threats to Election Workers Days Before Midterms

  Oct 31, 2026

  Left: The court found that high-ranking DOJ and DHS officials likely violated the Voting Rights Act by engaging in a campaign to intimidate, threaten, and coerce election officials just days before the election.

  Right: The administration maintains its actions are a legitimate enforcement of federal law, which already prohibits noncitizens from voting, and argues it should not have to wait for a more convenient time to act on that mandate.

• Court Blocks DOJ Bid to Toss 20,000 California Ballots

  Oct 27, 2026

  Left: The ruling is a procedural win that stops a last-minute federal intervention into a state's election administration just days before voters go to the polls.

  Right: The dissenting judge argued that once disputed ballots are commingled with legitimate ones, it becomes impossible to identify and remove them, meaning the window to prevent possible illegal votes from counting is closing fast.

• 6,600 Noncitizens Registered to Vote: 'Glitch' or Cover-Up?

  Jul 24, 2026

  Left: Gov. Sherrill's administration self-identified and disclosed the software error rather than waiting to be caught, and moved quickly to fix it and drop the vendor, IDEMIA.

  Right: A voter roll error of this size going undetected for two years, despite the individuals explicitly identifying as noncitizens, points to a broader failure of election safeguards that Democrats have long downplayed.

• Judge Blocks Trump Bid to Set Aside 20,000 CA Ballots

  Oct 29, 2026

  Left: States have constitutional authority over their own election administration, and last-minute federal intervention threatens that sovereignty just as voting is already underway.

  Right: Federal law prohibits noncitizens from voting, and the Justice Department is simply seeking to ensure states comply with that law before ballots are counted.

• Federal Appeals Court Skeptical of DOJ Bid to Toss California Ballots

  Oct 27, 2026

  Left: The Elections Clause gives state legislatures, not the federal executive, authority over election administration, and California followed its own legally adopted procedures.

  Right: The Justice Department believes it has identified roughly 20,000 mail ballots tied to individuals it suspects are noncitizens and argues these ballots should be verified before being counted alongside legitimate votes.

• Biden Judge Rules Congress Can't Ban Noncitizens From Voting

  Oct 3, 2026

  Left: The ruling rests on a textual reading of the Constitution, which assigns states — not Congress — the primary authority to set voter qualifications for elections.

  Right: Congress has long relied on its immigration and federal election authority to bar noncitizens from voting, and this ruling undermines a commonsense safeguard that has existed since 1996.