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In a court filing, the groups argued court action was needed to prevent permanent privacy harm from the government\u2019s \u201cillegal and secretive consolidation of millions of Americans\u2019 sensitive personal data.\u201d (Photo by Steven Ferdman\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"58.881880212282\"><body readability=\"119.71657754011\"><\/p>\n<p>Voting rights groups are asking a court to block an ongoing Trump administration effort to merge disparate federal and state voter data into a massive citizenship and voter fraud database.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the League of Women Voters, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and five individuals sued the federal government in D.C. District Court, saying it was ignoring decades of federal privacy law to create enormous \u201cnational data banks\u201d of personal information on Americans.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the coalition, represented by Democracy Forward Foundation, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), and Fair Elections Center, <a href=\"https:\/\/democracyforward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LWV-v.-DHS-PI-Memo.pdf\">asked the court for an emergency injunction<\/a> to halt the Trump administration\u2019s efforts to transform the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements into an immense technological tool to track potential noncitizens registered to vote. Until this year, SAVE was an incomplete and limited federal database meant to track immigrants seeking federal benefits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis administration\u2019s attempt to manipulate federal data systems to unlawfully target its own citizens and purge voters is one of the most serious threats to free and fair elections in decades,\u201d Celina Stewart, CEO of the League of Women Voters, said in a statement. \u201cThe League is asking the court to act swiftly to stop this abuse of power before it disenfranchises lawful voters. Every citizen deserves privacy, fairness, and the freedom to vote without fear of government interference.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In an Oct. 7 court filing, the groups said an immediate injunction was needed to prevent permanent privacy harms due to the \u201cillegal and secretive consolidation of millions of Americans\u2019 sensitive personal data across government agencies into centralized data systems\u201d through SAVE.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile Plaintiffs\u2019 Complaint challenges a broader set of Defendants\u2019 unlawful data consolidation, Plaintiffs here seek emergency relief concerning one particularly harmful and urgent facet of Defendants\u2019 conduct: their overhaul of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (\u201cSAVE\u201d) system,\u201d the groups wrote.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to SAVE, the lawsuit also claims the existence of \u201cat least one other Interagency Data System that consolidates other data sources from around the government that might have information concerning immigrants into a centralized \u2018data lake\u2019 housed at\u201d U.S. Citizenship Immigration Services.<\/p>\n<p>Federal agencies collect massive amounts of data on Americans as part of their work, but the groups argue the 1974 Privacy Act and other privacy laws were explicitly designed to prevent the kind of large, centralized federal datasets on Americans the administration is putting together. Subsequent legislative updates in 1988 amended the Privacy Act to specifically prohibit the use of \u201ccomputer matching programs\u201d that compare data across different agencies without informing Congress or publicizing the written agreements between agencies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor decades, these protections have guarded against improper data pooling across federal agencies, preventing the government from building a potentially dangerous tool for surveilling and investigating Americans without guardrails,\u201d the voting groups wrote. \u201cUntil now.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/voter-citizenship-verification-trump-save-database\/\">CyberScoop reported earlier this year<\/a>, USCIS, along with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), began merging SAVE data with other major federal data streams \u2014 including federal Social Security data \u2014 while removing fees and building in the technical capacity for states to conduct easier, bulk searches of voters against the database. The Department of Justice has sought voter data from all 50 states, with some cooperating and others refusing. Last month, the administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-sues-six-states-failure-provide-voter-registration-rolls\">sued<\/a> six states to force them to hand over voter data that would be used in SAVE.<\/p>\n<p>Less than a week before the suit was filed, the Social Security Administration released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/foia\/resources\/proactivedisclosure\/2025\/May%2015,%202025%20SSA-DHS-USCIS%20Agreement_Redacted.pdf\">redacted copy<\/a> of its information-sharing agreement with the Department of Homeland Security, which claims that \u201cpersonnel have been directed to comply, to the maximum extent possible and permissible under law \u2026 taking into account federal statutory requirements, including the Privacy Act of 1974 \u2026 as well as other laws, rules, regulations, policies, and requirements regarding verification, information sharing, and confidentiality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Administration officials say the overhaul is needed to crack down on instances of noncitizen voting and other forms of voter fraud, but such fraud is exceedingly rare outside a handful of isolated cases, as numerous academic studies and post-election audits have proven.<\/p>\n<p>DOGE officials were singled out in the lawsuit for particularly egregious violations, accused of embarking on a \u201cmonths-long campaign to access, collect and consolidate vast troves of personal data about millions of U.S. citizens and residents stored at multiple federal agencies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/trump-election-executive-order-sparks-backlash-from-critics\/\">executive order<\/a> from the Trump administration earlier this year sought to explicitly empower the DOGE administrator, along with DHS, to \u201creview\u201d state voter registration lists and other records to identify noncitizen voters. That order is still the subject of ongoing lawsuits challenging its legality.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In this case, the plaintiffs claim the need for emergency relief is urgent as the Trump administration is simultaneously challenging the accuracy of state voter rolls in courts across the country, while \u201cencouraging and enabling states to use unreliable [Social Security Administration] citizenship data pooled in the overhauled SAVE system to begin purging voter rolls ahead of fast-approaching November elections and to open criminal investigations of alleged non-citizen voting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth the ongoing misuse of Plaintiffs\u2019 sensitive SSA data through the overhauled SAVE system, and the increased risk of cybertheft and additional misuse, qualify as irreparable injuries,\u201d the filing states.<\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\" readability=\"3.2327868852459\">\n<div class=\"author-card\" readability=\"13\">\n<div class=\"author-card__avatar\">\n<figure class=\"author-card__image-wrap\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/voting-groups-ask-court-for-immediate-halt-to-trump-admins-save-database-overhaul-1.jpg?w=640&ssl=1\" alt=\"Derek B. 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(Photo by SAUL LOEB \/ AFP) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\" readability=\"2.3875968992248\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/senate-democrats-report-doge-cybersecurity-privacy-violations\/\"> Dem report concludes Department of Government Efficiency violates cybersecurity, privacy rules <\/a> <\/h3>\n<p> DOGE is \u201cbypassing cybersecurity protections\u201d at three agencies, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Democrats concluded. <\/p>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/tim-starkscyberscoop-com\/\"> Tim Starks <\/a> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <\/header>\n<p> <\/article>\n<article class=\"post-item post-item--popular-stories-cards \">\n<figure class=\"post-item__thumbnail\"> <a class=\"post-item__thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/trump-administration-power-grab-elections-voting-rights-group-warns\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"252\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/voting-groups-ask-court-for-immediate-halt-to-trump-admins-save-database-overhaul-3.jpg?resize=252%2C168&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/voting-groups-ask-court-for-immediate-halt-to-trump-admins-save-database-overhaul-7.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/voting-groups-ask-court-for-immediate-halt-to-trump-admins-save-database-overhaul-7.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/voting-groups-ask-court-for-immediate-halt-to-trump-admins-save-database-overhaul-7.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/voting-groups-ask-court-for-immediate-halt-to-trump-admins-save-database-overhaul-7.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/voting-groups-ask-court-for-immediate-halt-to-trump-admins-save-database-overhaul-7.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/voting-groups-ask-court-for-immediate-halt-to-trump-admins-save-database-overhaul-7.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/voting-groups-ask-court-for-immediate-halt-to-trump-admins-save-database-overhaul-7.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/voting-groups-ask-court-for-immediate-halt-to-trump-admins-save-database-overhaul-7.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/voting-groups-ask-court-for-immediate-halt-to-trump-admins-save-database-overhaul-7.jpg?resize=506,337 506w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/voting-groups-ask-court-for-immediate-halt-to-trump-admins-save-database-overhaul-7.jpg?resize=1013,675 1013w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/voting-groups-ask-court-for-immediate-halt-to-trump-admins-save-database-overhaul-7.jpg?resize=1265,843 1265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\"> <\/a><figcaption class=\"screen-reader-text\"> A new report from the Brennan Center for Justice says the Trump administration has foreshadowed plans to meddle with mail-in voting, voter rolls and much more. (Image by Anna Moneymaker via Getty Images). <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/trump-administration-power-grab-elections-voting-rights-group-warns\/\"> Trump administration setting the stage for elections power grab, voting rights group warns <\/a> <\/h3>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/derek-johnson\/\"> Derek B. 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Alex Padilla (D-CA) walks to the Senate Chambers U.S. Capitol on June 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. Padilla has returned to the U.S. Capitol with a bigger security detail and is set to make a speech on the Senate Floor, where he will discuss his removal from a news conference being held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after trying to ask a question. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/senate-democrats-call-trump-scrutiny-state-voter-rolls-disenfranchisement\/\"> Senate Democrats call Trump admin\u2019s focus on state voter rolls a pretext for disenfranchisement <\/a> <\/h3>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/derek-johnson\/\"> Derek B. 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