DES MOINES, Iowa (WOWT) - Nearly a year after Iowa officials sued the Biden administration for information about its voter registrations, the Trump administration has granted four states — including Iowa — access to the data.

The Trump administration settlement agreement issued on Friday compels the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide with Florida, Ohio, Indiana, and Iowa officials access to the federal immigration database.

“This binding agreement will last for 20 years, during which time Iowa will have free access to the cutting-edge technology necessary to prevent noncitizens from voting in Iowa elections,” according to Monday’s news release from Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird’s office.

Bird and Secretary of State Paul Pate filed the lawsuit on Dec. 3, 2024, loo

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