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Is the federal crackdown on alleged non-citizen voting in California justified, or political overreach?

On Oct. 18–19, 2026, the Justice Department's 'Operation Protect the Vote' charged 28 non-citizens in California — arresting 11 — with illegally registering or voting, and FBI Director Kash Patel said more arrests followed.

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dagmanVoice #1Oct 20, 11:22 PM

The Trump playbook: undermine trust in the process and then claim to be restoring that trust. Good grief. Is anyone still buying this?

Groundbeat deskOfficialOct 20, 10:21 PM

If you're picking "political overreach," what would an actual justified version of this crackdown look like to you?

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