An Obama appointed federal judge permanently struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to bolster election integrity by requiring proof of American citizenship to participate in federal elections, Breitbart reported.
Judge Denise Casper, elevated to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts by Barack Obama in 2010, determined Tuesday that Trump’s executive order instructing the Election Assistance Commission to add citizenship documentation requirements to its national mail voter registration form fails constitutional muster.
“The Court DECLARES that §§ 2(a), 3(d), 4(a), 7(a) and 7(b) of the Executive Order are unconstitutional and void because they are ultra vires and violate the separation of powers under the United States Constitution,” Casper stated in her decision.
The judge spelled out specific prohibitions on administration action. “The Court PERMANENTLY ENJOINS Defendants, except President Trump, from taking any action to implement or enforce § 2(a) of the Executive Order or otherwise taking any steps to require documentary proof of citizenship as part of the federal mail-in voter registration form provided for in 52 U.S.C. § 20508.”
Casper additionally prohibited modifications to military and overseas voter procedures. “The Court PERMANENTLY ENJOINS Defendants, except President Trump, from taking any action to implement or enforce § 3(d) of the Executive Order or otherwise taking any steps to alter the federal post card form provided for in 52 U.S.C. § 20301(b)(2) to require either documentary proof of citizenship or proof of eligibility to vote in elections in the State in which the voter is attempting to vote.”
The judge maintained that Trump failed to justify the necessity of his order. “On the other hand, there is no evidence in this record of widespread ‘illegal voting, discrimination, fraud, and other forms of malfeasance and error’ within American elections, which the Executive Order purports to safeguard against,” Casper stated.
Casper had previously issued a preliminary injunction last year that temporarily prevented the administration from moving forward with citizenship verification measures in election systems.
The matter is California v. Donald Trump, No.25-cv-10810 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. This decision demonstrates precisely why comprehensive immigration restriction must accompany a systematic removal of activist judges who elevate foreign interests above American citizens and the sanctity of elections.
Demanding proof of citizenship before casting a ballot constitutes elementary logic in any self respecting nation, yet judicial holdovers from prior administrations persist in exploiting their authority to obstruct even minimal protective measures. Americans must insist on a complete expulsion of subversive actors from the judiciary, or else ideologically driven judges will continue sabotaging democratic institutions and converting unchecked border chaos into lasting political advantage for those responsible.
