On Thursday, Chairman Chip Roy (TX-21) demanded answers from the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division after receiving information suggesting it is acting at the behest of leftist groups that support noncitizen voting.
The Chairman wrote in a letter,“The Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government is conducting oversight of the apparent coordination between the Civil Rights Division and left-wing advocacy groups to impede the ability of states to ensure the accuracy of their voter rolls.”
Recently, leftist organizations filed lawsuits against Alabama and Virginia to block those states from removing noncitizens from their voter rolls. Shortly after those organizations filed lawsuits, the DOJ filed their own lawsuits against Alabama and Virginia.
“In recent weeks, the Department of Justice (DOJ), led by the Civil Rights Division, has filed lawsuits against Alabama and Virginia to prevent those states from removing noncitizens from their voter rolls and has threatened other states with legal action. These lawsuits immediately followed similar suits filed by far-left groups that have taken radical positions on noncitizens voting, including opposing my bill, H.R. 8281, the SAVE Act, and promoting the radical idea that ‘political exclusion of noncitizens raises troubling questions about the nature of our democracy.’” Chairman Roy said.
Chairman Roy pointed out that the circumstances surrounding these cases suggests the DOJ Civil Rights may be coordinating with these groups prior to the upcoming election.
“While it is absurd for the DOJ to argue that the NVRA prevents states from ensuring that ineligible voters do not participate in federal elections, of particular concern in these cases is the appearance of collusion between the DOJ and leftwing activists. The cases involve the same or similar plaintiffs and lawyers and follow a similar pattern with respect to the timing of each complaint. These circumstances raise questions as to whether the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division is working with these groups to file cases to keep noncitizens on voter rolls just before the 2024 election and prevent states from ensuring that only eligible citizens vote in federal elections.”
The letter concludes by requesting the DOJ Civil Rights Division provide all documents and communications referring or relating to the Alabama and Virginia lawsuits between the Civil Rights Division and any of the leftist groups involved.
Read the full letter here.
