DOJ close to finalizing deal to hand over voter roll data to DHS, sources say
Read Original Source
The Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security are close to finalizing an agreement that will allow the federal government to use sensitive voter registration data for immigration and criminal investigations, sources with direct knowledge of the plan told CBS News. The Justice Department's controversial collection of voter roll data is being litigated in dozens of states, and the department has not disclosed its data-sharing plans to any of the courts.
AI Summary
Main Idea: The Justice Department is close to a deal that would let the Civil Rights Division share voter registration data with Homeland Security for immigration and election-related investigations.
Key Points:
- The plan would give ICE Homeland Security Investigations access to voter roll data collected from states.
- Officials may use the data to check whether non-citizens are registered to vote or may have voted.
- The data-sharing plan has not been fully disclosed in court, even as the Justice Department fights lawsuits from states over its voter roll demands.
- Judges and legal experts have raised concerns that the department may have hidden its real goal and may not have fully explained how the data will be used.
Impact on the People
Negative Impact
Sharing voter roll data with DHS could increase privacy risks for voters and raise fears of mistaken immigration or criminal checks.
Positive Impact
Supporters say the data match could help find noncitizen registrations and improve election list accuracy.
How did each entity affect people?
Rate how each entity in this article affected the American people.
- Major:Civil Rights Divisiongovernment agency or body
Candidate Entities9 candidates · 5 weighted vote min · 70% decision
- Civil Rights Divisiongovernment agency or bodyMajorEvaluated
DOJ division collecting voter roll data and involved in the litigation described in the article.
Include 0 (0%)Ignore 0 (0%)5 to threshold - Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigationsgovernment agency or bodyMajorAI selected
DHS investigative arm identified as a key intended user of the voter registration data.
Include 0 (0%)Ignore 0 (0%)5 to threshold - Andrew BraniffpersonContextCandidate
Named DOJ civil rights lawyer handling appeals in related cases.
Include 0 (0%)Ignore 0 (0%)5 to threshold - Deborah PearlsteinpersonContextCandidate
Legal expert quoted on possible sanctions and court obligations.
Include 0 (0%)Ignore 0 (0%)5 to threshold - Jesus OsetepersonContextCandidate
Named DOJ civil rights lawyer handling appeals in related cases.
Include 0 (0%)Ignore 0 (0%)5 to threshold - OklahomastateContextCandidate
State involved in a settled case related to the DOJ voter-roll litigation.
Include 0 (0%)Ignore 0 (0%)5 to threshold - Princeton Universityeducational / research institutionContextCandidate
Institutional affiliation of a quoted legal expert discussing the court implications.
Include 0 (0%)Ignore 0 (0%)5 to threshold
Comments 0
Comments here are the same thread shown when this article appears in The Pulse.
No comments on this article yet.
Sign in to comment