Social media users, including some Republican elected officials, are falsely claiming that Democrats are suing the Trump administration to allow noncitizens to vote in American elections

The Trump administration is being sued over its efforts to make sweeping changes to federal elections that would include a proof of citizenship requirement, with Democratic and advocacy groups filing two separate lawsuits on Monday.

Democrats are stepping up their opposition to one of President Trump’s latest executive orders, which would require proof of citizenship in order to register to vote.  The order directs state and local officials to record on voter registration forms “the type of document that the applicant presented as documentary proof of United States citizenship,