Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder Dean Logan speaks at a press conference on June 2, 2026. His office confirmed to NPR on Thursday that it received grand jury subpoenas directed at employees last week. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The Department of Justice issued subpoenas to election workers in Los Angeles in an escalation of tensions with California election officials over the Trump administration's efforts to identify noncitizens on the state's voter rolls.

The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder's office confirmed to NPR on Thursday that it received grand jury subpoenas directed at employees last week .

The confirmation follows reporting that first appeared in the The New York Times that at least two employees at the registrar's office were served grand jury subpoenas with instructions to appear in court on Nov.…