Trump administration is attempting to create secret databases that states are using to purge voter rolls

We’re getting our day in court

CREW HQ 

From:info@citizensforethics.org

To:Joseph 

Tue, Oct 28 2025 at 11:25 AM

Joseph, Earlier this month, we told you that CREW sued the Trump administration for its attempt to create secret databases that states are using to purge voter rolls and that we’re asking the court to provide emergency relief in our lawsuit ahead of this fall’s elections. Today, we’re getting our day in court. We filed a preliminary injunction to stop the administration’s creation of the SAVE database which states are using to illegally purge voters from the rolls ahead of the election. CREW is taking action to hold the Trump administration accountable, protect the foundation of our democracy and ensure every eligible American has access to the ballot box—and we won’t back down. You can read more about our lawsuit below, and then, if you’re all-in on supporting CREW’s work to hold Trump accountable and defend our democracy, click here to make a donation to power our work → DONATE → Thank you for standing with us, CREW --------Forwarded Message-------- Joseph, We just asked a court, on behalf of the League of Women Voters and others, for emergency relief in a class-action lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s attempt to purge voter rolls using secret databases. With elections quickly approaching in states across the country, CREW and our partners filed an emergency motion in court yesterday to stop the unlawful creation of “National Data Banks” that consolidate sensitive, legally protected information on millions of Americans. This isn't just a privacy violation—it’s a direct threat to our democracy. These illegal databases give the administration the power to target and silence eligible voters, particularly naturalized citizens, based on unreliable information that the government itself admits can’t be trusted. The court must act immediately to prevent eligible American voters from being disenfranchised in the upcoming elections. We’re taking action to defend the voting rights of Americans across the country, protect our free and fair elections and hold the Trump administration accountable for its unprecedented abuse of power. If that’s a mission you believe in, donate today to help CREW continue this critical work → DONATE → Trump and his administration have repeatedly mishandled sensitive information and put Americans’ private data at risk. Now, they’re threatening Americans’ civil liberties and voting rights. Our preliminary injunction details how the so-called “Department of Government Efficiency,” the Department of Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, IRS and other agencies have secretly merged personal data from across the federal government into centralized “Interagency Databases” in direct violation of both the Constitution and the Privacy Act of 1974. Our complaint alleges that the administration unlawfully transformed the DHS’s Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system into a national citizenship database, pooling Social Security Administration data known to be unreliable, which is now being used by some states to purge voter rolls and initiate criminal investigations. This pooling of sensitive data threatens to disenfranchise eligible voters, particularly naturalized citizens who are at a higher risk of being purged and subjects Americans to unwarranted investigations. This is a threat to the foundation of our democracy. The government’s unlawful creation of these secret databases should not be allowed to continue. That’s why CREW is acting quickly to prevent voters from being unlawfully purged from the voter rolls in this fall’s elections.