A federal judge blocked Alabama Republicans' efforts to remove thousands of voter profiles they alleged were illegally registered, which activists say several GOP-led states are doing to silence naturalized citizens and voters of color.
Alabama's Secretary of State Wes Allen has led "strategic efforts" to "remove noncitizens registered to vote" from the state's voter registration lists, NPR reported. The Campaign Legal Center represented the Justice Department and civil rights groups in challenging these efforts.
