Key facts
- DHS identified over 256,000 non-citizens on voter rolls across California, New Jersey, Nevada, and Pennsylvania.
- California had 190,832 non-citizens registered, New Jersey had 35,152, Nevada had 15,903, and Pennsylvania had 14,576.
- The Department of Homeland Security stated it found no evidence that these non-citizens cast ballots.
- DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin requested election officials in the four states to verify their voter rolls.
- The DHS has not provided evidence to support its findings, and previous similar identifications have often been false positives.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has identified approximately 256,463 non-citizens registered to vote across four states: California, New Jersey, Nevada, and Pennsylvania. Preliminary reviews cited potential violations in each state, with specific tallies including 190,832 in California, 35,152 in New Jersey, 15,903 in Nevada, and 14,576 in Pennsylvania. However, the DHS stated it found no evidence that these individuals cast ballots and offered no corroborating evidence for its figures. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin has asked the secretaries of state in these four states to respond within two weeks and confirm their cooperation on election security. This development follows President Donald Trump's renewed claims of past election interference, though experts note that voter fraud is rare in the U.S. and previous identifications of non-citizens on voter rolls have often been false positives.