On March 31, 2026, President Trump issued Executive Order 14399, directing federal agencies to develop state citizenship lists and new restrictions on the mailing of absentee and mail-in ballots. A federal district court blocked key provisions of the Order, and the Trump Administration and intervening states asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow those provisions to take effect while the case proceeds.
SAAJCO joined the Asian Law Caucus, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Atlanta, Missouri Voter Protection Coalition, and Common Cause as amicus co-counsel in a brief filed on behalf of 24 civil-rights and community organizations. The brief urges the Court to preserve the injunction and prevent last-minute federal interference with state election systems ahead of the November 2026 midterm elections.
The brief explains that unreliable federal citizenship data and new federal controls over mail ballots could prevent eligible voters from receiving or casting their ballots. The risks are especially serious for naturalized citizens, voters with limited English proficiency, voters with disabilities, older voters, low-income voters, and others who rely on voting by mail. South Asian American voters may face particular barriers because many are naturalized citizens, use language assistance, or have names that are inconsistently recorded across government databases.
SAAJCO joined civil-rights and voting-rights organizations in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to keep an injunction blocking key provisions of Executive Order 14399 while litigation proceeds.
