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Judge blocks feds from using immigration database to check voter eligibility
Summary by Denton News Editorial Desk By Natalia Contreras The Texas Tribune , as published by Denton Record-Chronicle
· June 23, 2026
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A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration’s overhaul of an immigration verification system to check voter eligibility across the nation, striking down a central pillar of the government’s efforts to exercise more federal control over elections.
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