# DOJ misses judge’s deadline for details on California voter removals

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/trump-doj-thumbs-its-nose-as-nemesis-judge-in-noncitizen-voting-war-days-before-midterms/
- Published: 2026-11-01T17:51:25+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-01T18:07:30+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/us-politics/article-16253549/Trump-DOJ-2026-midterm-election-lawsuits.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Business, Elections, Markets, Politics, World

## Key points

- DOJ missed a court deadline to disclose its California voter list.
- The dispute is part of a wider election information campaign.
- A judge is expected to rule before Tuesday’s midterms.

## Summary

The Justice Department missed a federal judge’s deadline to provide details about tens of thousands of California voters it sought to remove from the rolls, calling the request a “fishing expedition”. The dispute is part of a wider Trump administration campaign over voter information and election procedures, which Democrats say threatens states’ authority to run elections ahead of Tuesday’s midterms.

Judge James Boasberg is due to rule on Monday on the administration’s election-related demands. The DOJ has issued more than 100 subpoenas seeking voter information from at least 13 states; it also sued California over more than 20,000 people it labelled “likely noncitizens” and Washington over more than 400 voters. The article says audits and other reports have found noncitizen voting to be rare, while the administration says its actions protect elections.

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