A federal judge in Oregon will dismiss a DOJ lawsuit, effectively blocking federal access to the state’s voter rolls.
Judge Mustafa Kasubhai will issue his final written opinion within the next few days and plans to dismiss the Department of Justice lawsuit seeking voter registration data, as it has done in 23 states. The suit requested access to information like “names, dates of birth, residential addresses, driver’s license numbers and partial Social Security numbers,” according to Fox News.
“The court dismissed this case because the federal government never met the legal standard to get these records in the first place,” Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield said in a statement to NBC News. “Oregonians deserve to know that voting laws can’t be used as a backdoor to grab their personal information.”
Minnesota is among those states where the Trump administration is requesting access to information, and Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a letter to the state’s Governor Tim Walz. In it, she detailed the steps that are required to quell the civil unrest currently taking place.
“You and your office must restore the rule of law, support ICE officers, and bring an end to the chaos in Minnesota,” she explained. “Fortunately, there are common sense solutions to these problems that I hope we can accomplish together.”
“One of Bondi’s requests was that Minnesota state officials give the DOJ Civil Rights Division access to voter registration lists. Basic voter registration lists, also known as voter rolls, are typically publicly accessible, but the DOJ has demanded from Minnesota and many other states a wealth of sensitive data associated with the voter rolls that Minnesota has resisted giving up,” Fox News wrote.
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, claims this framing makes it clear that the entire situation is about power over the elections.
“ICE will leave Minnesota if you hand over your voter rolls” tells you everything you need to know.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 25, 2026
X users replied to Omar:
You’re gaslighting about what the letter said. You’re predictably a fraudster, Ilhan.
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) January 27, 2026
Do y’all think it’s about rigging them? Or preventing them from being rigged?
— Trevor’s Law (@brandnewjags) January 27, 2026
Illegal immigrants are on the voter rolls. So yes. it is 100% about illegal immigration and fraud.
— Derek (@beckcpo) January 27, 2026
Lying again. Pam Bondi’s letter doesn’t include that quote or even suggest it. She was asking for cooperation to improve voter integrity in the state. The letter says nothing about it being a negotiation to have ICE leave.
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) January 27, 2026
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