Trent McCotter – California Globe

DOJ Asks SCOTUS to Sequester 20,000 Suspected Noncitizen Ballots in California

November 2, 2026 11:23 amNovember 2, 2026 11:41 am

On the eve of the November 3, 2026, midterm elections, the Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court for an emergency order requiring California to segregate roughly 20,000 mail-in ballots tied to individuals the Department of Justice identifies as...

Biden Judge Blocks DOJ From Targeting 20,000 Suspected Noncitizen Ballots

October 31, 2026 1:50 pmOctober 31, 2026 1:50 pm

U.S. District Judge Trina L. Thompson, a Biden appointee on the Northern District of California bench in San Francisco, granted an ex parte temporary restraining order late Friday blocking the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security from demanding...

DOJ Announces Charges Against 48 Aliens for Illegal Voting and Election Crimes Across Five States, Including California and Nevada

October 26, 2026 9:16 amOctober 27, 2026 9:56 am

The Justice Department announced Monday that it has charged 48 aliens in Pennsylvania, California, Florida, New York, and Nevada with illegal voting in federal elections, fraudulent voter registration, and related election crimes, including false claims of U.S. citizenship to register...

Ninth Circuit Forces California Response as DOJ Presses to Sequester 20,000 Suspected Noncitizen Ballots

October 24, 2026 2:11 pmOctober 26, 2026 9:27 am

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ordered California election officials to respond by noon Saturday to the Department of Justice’s emergency request to set aside roughly 20,000 mail-in ballots the federal government says were sent to “likely...

Nevada U.S. Attorney’s Office Charges Alien for Illegal Voting Amid Ongoing Federal Crackdown

October 23, 2026 3:52 pmOctober 23, 2026 4:02 pm

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada announced Friday that an alien has been charged with illegally voting in a federal election, with First Assistant United States Attorney Sigal Chattah underscoring that noncitizen voting is a federal crime...

Foreign Nationals Arrested in California for Illegal Voting and Registration

October 19, 2026 3:25 pmOctober 19, 2026 3:28 pm

Federal law enforcement arrested 11 foreign nationals living in California today on charges that they fraudulently registered to vote and, in many cases, cast illegal ballots in U.S. elections, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced....