USCIS Identifies 17,000 More Potential Voter Records

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has identified a separate batch of more than 17,000 California voter records potentially tied to noncitizens, while Los Angeles County has challenged the accuracy of an earlier federal list of about 20,000 people. Nicolas Bartell, an agency official, described the additional records in a sworn affidavit filed Monday. He said the agency’s review is continuing as it receives records. The figure represents potential matches, not a confirmed count of noncitizen voters. In a court filing, Los Angeles County reported reviewing a sample of 200 registrations from the earlier list. It said 112 were canceled or inactive, and 71.2% of the sampled individuals had no voting history. Among records with meaningfully reported birthplace, 38.9% listed a U.S. birthplace. That information alone does not establish any individual’s citizenship. The county said 7,035 entries on the statewide list carried Los Angeles County addresses, including duplicates. It also reported that 86 people in its sample had been mailed ballots for the election. These sample findings do not establish the status of every person on the federal list. The dispute is before a...