What to Know About the Citizenship Lists Trump Wants to Create
President Trump is working on creating state-specific lists of citizens to identify eligible voters. His administration has acknowledged that these lists may not be reliable. This initiative follows an executive order signed by Trump in March, which urged states to utilize federal databases for this purpose.
- ▪President Trump aims to create individual citizenship lists by state.
- ▪The administration has admitted that these lists could be unreliable.
- ▪This effort follows an executive order from March calling for the use of federal databases.
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#masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }California RacesMaine Senate PrimaryLatest PollsPrimary CalendarChanges to MapsSeat PickupsAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.Supported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTWhat to Know About the Citizenship Lists Trump Wants to CreatePresident Trump is trying to create individual lists of citizens by state to determine who can vote, even as his administration acknowledges they would be unreliable.Listen · 5:29 min Share full articlePresident Trump signed an executive order in March that called on states to use federal databases to identify noncitizens.Credit...Doug Mills/The New York TimesBy Adam SellaReporting…
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