California Says D.O.J. System for Identifying Noncitizens Is Sloppy NYT - Top Stories By: Shawn Hubler and Nicholas Nehamas 17 October 2026 at 01:45 State and local officials said that they received thousands of names lacking key identifying information, and that many of the names were paired with addresses over which they had no jurisdiction. © Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York TimesElection Day for the primary in Huntington Beach, Calif., in June.