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EPIC and LULAC Ask Court to Halt DHS and DOJ’s Scheme to Weaponize Voter Data Ahead of Election Day

EPIC · · US Federal · Privacy Law

EPIC and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) filed a motion Thursday, October 29th, for a temporary restraining order to block the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) from transmitting data to states and localities about registered voters whom the agencies claim are "likely noncitizens."

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