A federal judge has ruled that a revamped federal tool that state election officials have used in their efforts to identify illegally registered noncitizen voters is unlawful and cannot be used.

U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan said the administration violated the law when it created a centralized database of Americans' personal records.

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