DHS's Claim of 250,000 Noncitizens Registered to Vote Disputed by States
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claimed that over 250,000 non-U.S. citizens are registered to vote across four states: California, Nevada, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. This claim was made in a news release and used by President Trump to support the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship for voter registration. However, the claim has been widely disputed. State officials, including Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt, have challenged the accuracy of the DHS's data, noting the rarity of noncitizen voting. The DHS has not provided evidence to substantiate its claim, and similar allegations of voter fraud by the Trump administration have been debunked by multiple sources.