{"id":"5b328966-8c8d-4a4c-a0c7-123d5d2ba216","url":"https://abcnews.com/Politics/wireStory/federal-judge-orders-trump-administration-halt-noncitizen-voting-137479894","domain":"abcnews.com","outlet":{"name":"ABC News","country":null,"cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Judge orders Trump administration to halt noncitizen voting investigation in 9 states","plainHeadline":"Judge halts Trump administration's noncitizen voting investigations in nine states","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["A federal judge ordered a halt to investigations in nine states into noncitizen voter registrations.","Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin said the data is error-ridden and could intimidate voter-assistance groups.","Ruling paused until after Election Day polls close, with a brief hold for potential appeal.","States affected: California, Connecticut, Georgia, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington, Wisconsin.","plaintiffs include the California Nurses Association, National Nurses United, Voto Latino Foundation, plus San Francisco and Santa Clara County."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T15:51:39.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-22T16:03:47.117Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/1bbd46da-4f00-44ac-813f-02ed9eebd5fd","storyId":"1bbd46da-4f00-44ac-813f-02ed9eebd5fd","image":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/wirestory_ac8a87b135f7a2ae9fe961bab3b28825_4x3_384.jpg","author":"ABC News","dek":"A federal judge has ordered that President Donald Trump’s administration must halt investigations in nine states into whether noncitizens are registered to vote"}