Biden Judge Sparkle Sooknanan Blocks Trump Admin SAVE Act Database
A Biden-appointed federal judge - who quit her previous job as partner at the Jones Day law firm because they did work for the 1st Trump administration - just ruled against the administration's plan to create a database to verify citizenship to be able to vote in US elections.
Judge Sparkle Sooknanan ruled on Monday that officials across several government agencies "haphazardly combined and repurposed the private information of millions of Americans, including citizenship data that they knew to be unreliable," in order to comply with the Trump administration's attempts to implement election integrity measures.
A March executive order directed the Social Security Administration (SSA) to create a “State Citizenship List” derived from its data, naturalization records and the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database, an existing database maintained by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that is used to determine eligibility for federal programs.
Since the EO, said Sooknanan, "states have partnered with the federal government to access the database and are actively removing United States citizens from voter rolls based on inaccurate information," she wrote in her 75-page ruling.
"All in all, the federal government has knowingly trampled on the privacy rights of American citizens in a manner that threatens the sacred right to vote. This Court cannot stand idly by while that happens," she continued.
According to Sooknanan - ruling in favor of the League of Women voters, efforts to establish the database were unlawful - and violated the Social Security Act, Privacy Act and Administrative Procedure Act.
BREAKING: We just won a court order blocking the Trump-Vance admin’s attempt to haphazardly consolidate Americans’ sensitive data into a massive government database.
— Democracy Forward (@DemocracyFwd) June 22, 2026
This protects millions from baseless investigations and unlawful voter roll purges – a critical win for voting… pic.twitter.com/cZxduqtqRi
Reacting to the ruling, far-left organization Democracy Now wrote "This protects millions from baseless investigations and unlawful voter roll purges – a critical win for voting rights."
Meanwhile, DHS general counsel James Percival said on X: "t’s amazing how hard the Left will fight to stop us from solving problems they insist do not exist. Judge Sparkle Soknanan’s latest ruling preventing DHS from addressing alien voting is just the latest example."
It’s amazing how hard the Left will fight to stop us from solving problems they insist do not exist. Judge Sparkle Soknanan’s latest ruling preventing DHS from addressing alien voting is just the latest example!
— James Percival (@DHSGenCounsel) June 22, 2026
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- • Biden-appointed Judge Sparkle Sooknanan blocked the Trump administration from using a centralized database to verify citizenship for voting.
- • The ruling halts the use of the SAVE system and Social Security data to cross-check voter rolls.
- • The decision prevents states from using federal records to identify and remove noncitizens from election rolls.
The Trump administration sought to overhaul the SAVE system to ensure only legal citizens participate in elections. This effort aimed to prevent mass noncitizen voting through a centralized State Citizenship List.
Christian Perspective
Protecting the integrity of the vote is a matter of stewardship and truth for the nation. Allowing noncitizens to influence elections subverts the will of the actual citizenry and the organic community of the country. This ruling represents a judicial attempt to shield the effects of demographic replacement from legal scrutiny.
Implications
This decision makes it harder to secure the ballot box against those who have no stake in the American heritage. It empowers the globalist agenda by leaving the door open for alien influence in domestic governance. Such legal hurdles undermine the ability of the state to protect its foundational blood and soil.
Broader Trends
The ruling is a clear example of the activist judiciary working to protect the Great Replacement. By prioritizing the "rights" of noncitizens over the security of the host nation, the court aligns itself with hostile elites. This pattern shows a consistent effort to weaken national sovereignty through legal technicalities.
Takeaway
Americans must demand absolute election integrity to preserve our national identity. We must support leaders who prioritize the verification of citizenship and the protection of our borders. True sovereignty requires a nation that knows exactly who its people are.
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