“The president issued an executive order in March 2025 that expanded the role of the Department of Homeland Security effectively in screening voter eligibility, giving the federal government a role that it hadn't really taken on in quite such an assertive posture before”

WSJ What’s News · Navigating the Midterms: From Legal Challenges to Voter Rights

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expanded the Department of Homeland Security’s role to screen voter eligibility using a federal immigration database

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“The lawsuit seeks to block California from counting mail-in ballots from roughly 20,000 voters identified by federal authorities as suspected non-citizens, relying on cross-reference federal databases.”
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Said on The DSR Network
Data play 20,000 voters Share this moment
“The big takeaway from the email is the Department of Homeland Security has found 185 non-citizens in Nevada. A hundred and eighty-five people was a long way from the almost 16,000 they started with.”
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Said on Paper Trail
Hard number 185 (down from almost 16,000 initially identified) Share this moment
“The Trump Justice Department has filed a federal lawsuit arguing that voter confusion could invalidate the outcome”
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Said on American Power
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“All we're doing here is matching your voter files to our immigration records.”
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Said on Paper Trail
How they work ≈15,000 potential names; 185 confirmed after manual review Share this moment

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