Politics and Government

The Trump administration is building a national citizenship system

By Miles Parks,

Published June 30, 2025 at 3:09 AM CDT

The Trump administration has built a searchable national citizenship data system. The tool is designed to be used by state and local election officials to ensure only citizens are voting. But it was developed rapidly without a public process, and some of those officials are already worrying about what else it could be used for.

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Miles Parks is a reporter on NPR's Washington Desk. He covers voting and elections, and also reports on breaking news.

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