Judge/Queen Colleen Kollar-Kotelly (Credit: public meme)
In a decision by U.S. District Judge Collen Kollar-Kotelly on Friday, Kollar-Kotelly “sided with Democratic and civil rights groups that sued the Trump administration” after the President issued an executive order in March entitled “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections,” according to the Associated Press.
Kollar-Kotelly, who was appointed by former President Bill Clinton, claimed in her decision that “the proof-of-citizenship directive is an unconstitutional violation of the separation of powers,” and argued that “on matters related to setting qualifications for voting and regulating federal election procedures,” the U.S. Constitution doesn’t give a “direct role to the President in either domain,” according to the outlet.
“Because our Constitution assigns responsibility for election regulation to the States and to Congress, this Court holds that the President lacks the authority to direct such changes,” Kollar-Kotelly said.
🚨 BREAKING: In an infuriating move, an activist judge BLOCKS President Trump from ensuring citizenship to vote in federal elections.
Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly has decided Trump CANNOT have the states require proof of citizenship for federal voter registration.
She believes… pic.twitter.com/RFVNV2EzoN
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 31, 2025
(Breitbart, 10/31/2025) (Archive)
18 U.S.C. § 611, passed as part of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, (the IIRIRA) makes it illegal for most aliens to vote in federal elections.
