Some on DOJ's 20,000 "likely" noncitizen list in Calif. appear to be U.S.-born

Election officials in Los Angeles County say their preliminary analysis of the federal government's list of 20,000 "likely" noncitizens registered to vote in California shows the list is "unreliable."

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4800x3034+0+0/resize/4800x3034!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fae%2F05%2Fe094939042b6a76341fa64202054%2Fgettyimages-2278767719.jpg' alt='People vote at a polling location at the Metro Headquarters Building during California's state primary election in Los Angeles, California, on June 2, 2026.'/><p>Election officials in Los Angeles County say their preliminary analysis of the federal government's list of 20,000 "likely" noncitizens registered to vote in California shows the list is "unreliable."</p><p>(Image credit: Frederic J. Brown)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6009873' />