Federal judge restricts DHS field operations looking for noncitizen voters

NPR News reports: People vote at a polling location at Los Angeles' Metro Headquarters Building during California's state primary on June 2, 2026. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption A federal judge in California is putting limits on pre-election field operations conducted by the Department of Homeland Security that the agency says is aimed at trying to find noncitizens who have illegally voted in nine states. In recent weeks, armed Homeland Security Investigations officers have carried out field operations and visited homes to interview people suspected of illegally voting as noncitizens.

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