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US Supreme Court allows Trump to use controversial voter 'verification' system

A file image of Us President Donald Trump at the Republican convention on September 10, 2026
A file image of Us President Donald Trump at the Republican convention on September 10, 2026. © Julia Demaree Nikhinson, AP

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.

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