{"id":"e7be7615-ff91-4e44-9a37-325ba3684b1e","url":"https://www.foxnews.com/politics/california-must-respond-dojs-emergency-request-over-ballots-mailed-alleged-noncitizens-court-rules","domain":"foxnews.com","outlet":{"name":"Fox News","country":"US","cred":2,"lean":2,"curated":true,"owner":"Fox Corporation"},"title":"California must respond to DOJ's emergency request over ballots mailed to alleged noncitizens, court rules","plainHeadline":"DOJ seeks to sequester about 20,000 ballots mailed to suspected noncitizens in California","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["A federal appeals court ordered California to respond by noon Saturday to the DOJ emergency request.","The request concerns roughly 20,000 mail-in ballots sent to people the DOJ suspects are noncitizens.","DOJ asks California to set aside ballots while eligibility is reviewed, not counted with others.","Judge David Carter had not ruled by a previously requested deadline, prompting the emergency filing.","California officials argue they cannot verify citizenship status or separate these ballots."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-24T09:21:53.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-24T09:41:05.190Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/7d4f42a7-0846-4431-b654-690a61887d33","storyId":"7d4f42a7-0846-4431-b654-690a61887d33","image":"https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/09/931/523/gavin-newsom-speech.jpg?ve=1&tl=1","author":null,"dek":"The DOJ says roughly 20,000 noncitizens received mail-in ballots in California and is demanding the state sequester those votes before they are processed."}