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Politics● ElevatedSep 15 · Sep 15, 2026, 10:35 AM

Defendants fight back against Trump deportations as federal noncitizen voting law faces major threat

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Five people being prosecuted in separate federal cases in Miami and Madison, Wisconsin, have argued for the first time in court that the 1996 law used to charge them is unconstitutional

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