Dossier
federal database
Coverage of federal database in the Nexus archive.
- Judge blocks Trump admin from using federal database to check citizenship, warns of voter purge
A DC federal judge blocked the Trump administration from using a revamped federal database to check citizenship, warning that the administration had 'knowingly trampled on the privacy rights of American citizens in a manner that threatens the sacred right to vote.'
- Texas using DPS records to confirm citizenship of voters flagged by federal database
Texas is using Department of Public Safety (DPS) records to confirm the citizenship of voters flagged by a federal database. The process is being carried out at the DPS Region II Headquarters in Houston on October 1, 2025.