The US Supreme Court on Friday ruled the Trump administration can use a controversial new federal database that would ostensibly verify voter citizenship in November’s elections. Critics argue the administration is exaggerating the threat of non-citizen voters – an extreme rarity in US elections – to implement policies that would disenfranchise likely Democratic voters.
The US Supreme Court on Friday revived an expanded immigration database that US President Donald Trump's administration says aims to combat voting by noncitizens but that critics say will disenfranchise eligible voters.