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Watchdog group sues DHS for records to back claims that 250,000 noncitizens are registered to vote

CREW says DHS has not produced the data, methods or error rates behind claims that 250,000 noncitizens were registered to vote.

  • American Oversight filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security in the District Court for the District of Columbia, demanding documentation supporting claims that over 250,000 noncitizens are illegally registered to vote.
  • Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin previously stated that agency assessments identified over 250,000 noncitizens registered to vote across California, New Jersey, Nevada, and Pennsylvania on July 16 and 17, 2026.
  • Mullin cited state-specific figures of 190,832 in California, 35,152 in New Jersey, 15,903 in Nevada, and 14,576 in Pennsylvania. Nevada election officials verified all individuals identified by DHS as noncitizens were actually citizens.
  • Chioma Chukwu, executive director of American Oversight, stated the department should "show the American people the receipts," asserting that "Many of the Trump administration's efforts... have spectacularly fallen apart."
  • Correspondence to state authorities stated there "may be as many as" that amount, while experts warn commercial database analyses without specific identifiers often produce false matches, failing to distinguish between "potential" and "confirmed" cases.
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The Free Press (Tampa) broke the news in Tampa, United States on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
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