DOJ said it had no plans to share voter data with DHS. Guess what it's now planning to do
The Trump administration’s sweeping campaign to force states to hand over sensitive voter registration data is colliding with a new revelation that could undermine its cases — and raise serious questions about whether the Department of Justice (DOJ) was fully candid in federal court.
According to a CBS News report published Thursday, DOJ is working to provide voter registration data to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), potentially for immigration enforcement purposes.
In court, DOJ has repeatedly downplayed — and in some instances denied — that voter data would be used that way, saying doing so would be inconsistent with the department’s key reason for wanting the data.
In lawsuits, the department has argued it is seeking unredacted voter rolls to ensure compliance with federal election laws like the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) — a law that sets baseline standards for maintaining voter registration lists.
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