Appeals court rejects Trump bid to block California mail ballots over non-citizen claims

A US appeals court has declined the Trump administration's request to stop California from counting mail ballots tied to alleged non-citizens. The ruling is part of the administration's broader push on voter eligibility and non-citizen voting. The Justice Department has argued that some people on the state's voter list were charged with illegal voting. Voting rights activists have raised concerns that naturalised citizens could be wrongly identified as non-citizens. The case highlights an ongoing legal dispute over how states verify voter eligibility.