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Justice Department targets and charges 28 alleged noncitizen California voters

First seen Oct 16, 2026, 6:43 PM ET · Updated Oct 19, 2026, 8:46 PM ET · 3 outlets

Topics: Voting & Election LawCalifornia Politics

3 outlets (The Hill, PBS NewsHour and ABC News) are covering this story.

How outlets are covering this: 3 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Words most headlines share: “Justice”, “Department”, “California”, “voters”. Distinct wording: The Hill uses “targets” and “alleged”; PBS NewsHour uses “targeting” and “nationals”; ABC News uses “noncitizens” and “threatens”. (Computed from the headlines below.)

• The Hill reports: “The Justice Department (DOJ) targeted and charged 28 alleged California voters who are not citizens, the department said in a press release Monday. The DOJ said in the press release that on Monday,…”
• PBS NewsHour reports: “Last week, the Justice Department sued the state and later warned that local election workers who knowingly process or tabulate ballots submitted by noncitizen voters are at risk of potential prose…”
• ABC News reports: “The Justice Department is threatening California with possible legal action over what it says are noncitizens believed to have received mail ballots for next month’s midterm elections”

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• The Hill: Justice Department targets and charges 28 alleged noncitizen California voters
• PBS NewsHour: Justice Department charges more than 2 dozen foreign nationals in California sweep targeting noncitizen voters
• ABC News: Justice Department threatens California with legal action over claim of noncitizens on voter rolls

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