Judge orders Virginia to reinstate 1,600 voters removed in program targeting noncitizens

A federal judge ordered Virginia on Friday to restore voter registration rolls for just over 1,600 people who were removed under Gov. Glenn Youngkin‘s (R-VA) executive order aimed to disqualify noncitizens from participating in the election.

U.S. District Judge Patricia Giles, an appointee of President Joe Biden, signaled how she would rule during an all-day hearing on Thursday over the Justice Department’s request to reverse the state’s removal of these voters, citing evidence submitted in court that some people removed from the rolls were eligible voters.