# A US federal judge has barred president Donald Trump’s administration from threatening or coercing election workers ahead of the midterm elections. The Departments of Justice and Homeland Security are also prohibited from forcing election workers to remove certain people from voter rolls, deny ballot requests or set aside ballots for individuals it suspects are ineligible to vote. The administration has alleged California sent ballots to about 20-thousand people who may not be US citizens. Judge Trina Thompson says these actions are likely to interfere with election administration and disenfranchise lawful voters.
A US federal judge blocks the Trump administration from threatening election workers