US judge considers law criminalizing non-citizens' voting unconstitutional

Juiz dos EUA considera inconstitucional lei que criminaliza voto de não cidadãos

70 reports from 70 outlets in 2 languages · first reported 2026-10-01 19:49 UTC · updated 2026-10-03 17:08 UTC · JSON

A judge dismissed a case against a Jamaican national accused of illegally voting, finding the federal law banning noncitizen voting unconstitutional^{[1, 3, 4, 6]}. The judge's ruling could impact the Trump administration's efforts to charge noncitizens with voting^{[3, 6]}. According to the ruling, the law criminalizing noncitizen voting is unconstitutional^{[2, 5, 7]}. The decision was made in a case involving a Jamaican national accused of voting in a U.S. election^[3].

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1. Judge rules federal law banning noncitizen voting is unconstitutionalPublished by komonews.com, okcfox.com, fox17.com, wpde.com, fox56.com, abc6onyourside.com, fox11online.com, wcti12.com, wset.com, wgxa.tv, midmichigannow.com, wtov9.com and 38 more · 2026-10-02 21:48 UTC
2. US judge finds law criminalizing noncitizen voting unconstitutionalPublished by dunyanews.tv, freerepublic.com, jpost.com, wsau.com, kfgo.com, kelo.com, hot96.com, mymixfm.com, wabx.net, wtvbam.com, whtc.com · 2026-10-02 05:40 UTC
3. Judge Declares Federal Noncitizen Voting Ban Unconstitutionaloutsidethebeltway.com · en · 2026-10-03 17:08 UTC
4. Florida federal judge rules noncitizen voting ban unconstitutionalfoxnews.com · en · 2026-10-03 12:00 UTC
5. US judge rules law criminalizing noncitizen voting is unconstitutional in blow to Trualipac.us · en · 2026-10-03 08:40 UTC
6. Oh, Hell No: Judge Rules Federal Noncitizen Voting Ban Unconstitutionalredstate.com · en · 2026-10-03 00:44 UTC
7. Judge Says the Law 'Criminalizing Non-Citizen Voting' Is Unconstitutionalhotair.com · en · 2026-10-03 00:40 UTC
8. Judge says federal law banning noncitizen voting is unconstitutionalcbsnews.com · en · 2026-10-02 23:05 UTC
9. US Judge Finds Law Criminalizing Noncitizen Voting Unconstitutional - American Renaissanceamren.com · en · 2026-10-02 19:14 UTC
10. Judge says law criminalizing noncitizen voting is unconstitutional in blow to Trumpnypost.com · en · 2026-10-02 15:30 UTC
11. Juiz dos EUA considera inconstitucional lei que criminaliza voto de não cidadãosUS judge considers law criminalizing non-citizens' voting unconstitutionalpox.globo.com · pt · 2026-10-01 20:06 UTC