The Trump administration is conducting raids in California using its unverified list of 20,000 people it alleges are “likely noncitizens” registered to vote, and using the arrests to try to bolster its lawsuit seeking to stop ballots from being counted.
Eleven people were arrested on Monday, and in total 28 foreign nationals were charged, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California said in a press release after local news reports of the law enforcement action.
The law enforcement action represents another dangerous escalation after the Department of Justice (DOJ) last week demanded California review and withhold ballots from those they suspect are noncitizens illegally registered to vote. The state declined to act on the list, calling the request “outrageous.”
The Trump administration said Monday’s arrests are part of its so-called “Operation Protect…
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