US Supreme Court allows Trump to use controversial database to check voter citizenship
Critics have questioned the reliability of the data, warning it could result in US citizens being wrongly removed from electoral rolls.
The US Supreme Court has lifted restrictions on the Trump administration using a controversial federal database that relies on citizenship information and other sensitive data to identify voters suspected of being non-citizens.
Critics have questioned the reliability of the data, warning it could result in US citizens being wrongly removed from electoral rolls.
In June, a federal judge ruled that the system was illegal and violated the privacy rights of Americans.
The previous judge's order, the Supreme Court ruled, "prevents the federal government from using the programme it believes is best suited to the task".