CHIRLA, California Voter Sue DHS To Block Voter-Roll Database Use
The complaint also names the Justice Department, arguing DHS extended SAVE, a tool built to verify immigration status, into election records.
- Filed Sept. 2, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for D.C., case No. 1:26-cv-03072-SLS.
- Immigrant-rights group CHIRLA, based in Los Angeles, brings the case alongside one California voter.
- DHS would be barred from cross-checking SAVE against state voter registration records.
Why it matters: SAVE was built to check immigration status for benefits eligibility; a voter roll answers a different question entirely.
CHIRLA v. DHS, Complaint, No. 1:26-cv-03072-SLS (D.D.C.) ↗ · Sep 2, 20269/2/26