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Trump administration to use passport records for voter citizenship checks

DOJ filing reveals plan to share passport data to hunt for noncitizens on voter rolls.

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What to know

  • The Trump administration disclosed plans to use passport data to verify voter citizenship, expanding its use of federal databases after earlier legal challenges to Social Security and DHS record-sharing efforts.
  • The State Department will file a Federal Register notice by October 22 proposing to share passport records—including private identifiable information of all passport applicants—with federal agencies.
  • The disclosure came in a court filing in the DSCC v. Trump lawsuit, where plaintiffs are challenging the administration's voter eligibility verification schemes.

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Trump administration to use passport records for voter citizenship checks
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    Trump administration to use passport records for voter citizenship verification — The Department of Justice disclosed in a court filing that the State Department will share passport records with federal agencies to verify voter citizenship and eligibility. The notice could be filed in the Federal Register by October 22, requiring public disclosure under the 1974 Privacy Act.

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    DOJ reveals expanded federal data-sharing plan for voter eligibility checks

    The filing indicates the State Department intends to share passport data including private identifiable information of all passport applicants. The move broadens the administration's effort to use federal databases for voter verification, following earlier legal challenges to Social Security Administration and DHS record-sharing attempts.

    “the U.S. Department of State would soon file a federal register notice proposing to share "information contained in the Passport Services Records system," with other, unnamed federal agencies.”
    — Department of Justice · source
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