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DHS voter fraud surge and DOJ prosecutions

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is conducting a criminal voter fraud surge initiative through mid-October, targeting nine states. Led by Secretary Markwayne Mullin, the operation focuses on investigating noncitizen voting. In September 2026, the initiative faced intense scrutiny following whistleblower allegations. A report shared with Senators Alex Padilla and Chuck Schumer claimed that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officers were directed to misrepresent themselves to access state voter registration websites. The report alleged agents worked under a strict quota of 40 individuals per day, potentially using unreliable data to “falsely flag naturalized citizens as ineligible voters.” Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones also questioned whether these federal actions violated state laws prohibiting the unauthorized disclosure of protected voter information. Despite these allegations, DHS and the DOJ have intensified enforcement. ~~Secretary Mullin stated~~ In mid-October, the ~~agency is investigating over 300,000 potential cases~~ League of ~~non-citizen voting. In late September, federal and state authorities announced numerous charges across several states. Florida~~ Women Voters, the Electronic Privacy Information Center, and the ~~DOJ charged 24 individuals, including 16 noncitizens, while Pennsylvania saw charges against four noncitizens. Other cases emerged~~ League of United Latin American Citizens filed a federal lawsuit in ~~Kansas, New Jersey, Utah, and Minnesota, where 10 foreign nationals were indicted. In late September,~~ Washington, D.C. The complaint alleges DHS ~~admitted~~ obtained voter files from at least 47 states in ~~federal court~~ a manner that ~~its Unlawful Voter Initiative has resulted in inaccuracies, noting~~ violates federal law and privacy rights, conducting a “secretive probe” that the system can mistakenly flag U.S. citizens as noncitizens. In one Nevada instance, an initial report of 15,903 potential noncitizens was revised to 185, all of whom were confirmed to be U.S. citizens. By late October, combines voter files with commercial datasets. On October 26, the DOJ ~~expanded its efforts, charging 28 individuals with voting crimes~~ announced federal criminal charges against 48 noncitizens across California, Pennsylvania, Florida, New York, and announcing the deployment of 1,000 observers for what Harmeet Dhillon, head of the Civil Rights Division, described as “the largest monitoring effort” in the department’s history. Recent indictments have also targeted individuals in Pennsylvania Nevada. The allegations include unlawful voting, fraudulent registration, and ~~California for alleged illegal voting~~ false claims of citizenship spanning multiple election cycles. Federal officials noted these cases do not establish a coordinated nationwide criminal operation or ~~registration.~~ prove that the conduct altered election outcomes.

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