OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) — A federal judge on Monday questioned the court’s ability to stop federal agents from investigating unlawful voting in a crucial lawsuit ahead of the midterm elections.
The California Nurses Association, National Nurses United, Voto Latino Foundation, Santa Clara County and the city and county of San Francisco sued the federal government last month, claiming U.S. Department of Homeland Security agencies are targeting nine states with databases identifying individuals who may be voting illegally.
The investigations, plaintiffs’ attorney Geoffery Curfman with the Protect Democracy Project said Monday, are causing “a credible fear” among citizens. The Homeland Security policies include a surge “sending armed federal agents to Americans’ homes or threatening their presence around polling locations in order to question voter eligibility ahead of the 2026 midterm elections,” he said…