There is an ongoing effort to prevent 20,000 non-citizens from voting in California.
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VINCEOct 28, 2026
The sources confirm an ongoing DOJ effort as of 2026-10-28: a lawsuit filed October 15 seeks to stop California from counting ballots of about 20,000 people the government alleges are likely noncitizens, and appeals continued through October 30. The 20,000 are alleged, not verified, and a judge questioned the government's figures, but the effort itself is documented.
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… Well, his problems aren't over. In fact, his billionaire benefactor was just raided by the FBI yesterday. We'll take a look at the helicopter footage over the top of his mansion in California and give you the latest on that subject. Also, we've got some election integrity updates for you as we try and prevent 20,000 non-citizens from stealing votes in California. We'll get to the federal court updates on that subject coming up here in just a moment. In 60 minutes, well, they're up to their old tricks. They've been lying again, and now this time we've got the game tape to prove it. …
VINCE · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The DOJ sued California on October 15, 2026, seeking to block counting of ballots tied to more than 20,000 people it says are likely noncitizens, after DHS and HSI analysis of voter records.[3][5]
Supports. The effort remained active near the claim's date: a 9th Circuit panel rejected the DOJ's emergency appeal on October 26, and the DOJ sought Supreme Court relief on November 2.[1][4]
Contradicts. A federal judge denied the request to segregate the ballots, calling the allegations 'unproven' and questioning whether the government's 20,000 noncitizen figure was accurate. This limits the noncitizen status of those targeted but does not show the effort was absent.[2][6]
Context. The list was admittedly possibly not fully accurate and California officials disputed the evidence; the claim's 'stealing votes' framing in the post is characterization and was not carried into the extracted claim.[7][8]
Sources
8 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 2 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1Trump administration takes California ballot fight to Supreme Courtreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Judge denies federal request to segregate California ballotsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 3Central District of California | United States Sues ...justice.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Appeals court rejects Trump DOJ demand to set aside 20,000 ...cnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Justice Dept. sues California, seeks to stop state from ...latimes.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Judge declines to block California from counting alleged noncitizen voters’ ballots in DOJ lawsuitnbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: contradicts
- 7Are noncitizens voting illegally in CA? What to know as federal dispute continuessanluisobispo.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 8Are noncitizens voting illegally in California? What to know as federal dispute continuessacbee.com · not rated · cited for: context
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