{"id":"fd995c3f-f919-47ae-bcdc-48768697977c","url":"https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/doj-demands-california-counties-help-identify-noncitizen-voters-rcna605356","domain":"nbcnews.com","outlet":{"name":"NBC News","country":"US","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false,"owner":"NBCUniversal"},"title":"DOJ demands that California counties help identify noncitizen voters","plainHeadline":"DOJ pressures California counties to verify citizenship of voters","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["DOJ sent letters to 57 of California's 58 counties demanding cooperation.","The letters request identification of 1,133 'likely aliens' on a voter list.","Counties are urged to segregate ballots until citizenship is verified.","Officials warn that facilitating noncitizen voting could be a federal crime.","The move follows prior letters to Los Angeles County and broader DOJ actions."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-24T05:13:12.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-24T05:34:22.665Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/7d4f42a7-0846-4431-b654-690a61887d33","storyId":"7d4f42a7-0846-4431-b654-690a61887d33","image":"https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/261023-kornacki-override-ww-1719-1af4c0.jpg","author":"Andrew Blankstein","dek":"The Department of Justice on Friday warned local election officials in California to cooperate with the administration to identify noncitizens on a list of registered voters or face potential legal action, according to a letter obtained by NBC News."}