
James Percival
James Percival is the General Counsel for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), known for his strong defense of the agency's policies regarding immigration and voter verification. He recently gained media attention for his criticism of a federal ruling by Judge Sparkle Sooknanan, which halted the use of Social Security data in voter roll purges, arguing that the decision undermines efforts to address alleged issues of noncitizen voting.
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DHS General Counsel James Percival panned the ruling made by Judge Sooknanan.
Judge says Trump can’t use Social Security data for voter roll purgesCNN·
United States· 2026-06-22



