DHS flags potential non-citizen voter registrations in four U.S. states

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Highlights

DHS identifies over 250,000 potential non-citizens illegally registered to vote in California, New Jersey, Nevada, and Pennsylvania, with 190,832 in California alone.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin requests secretaries of state in the four states to respond within two weeks regarding collaboration on election safeguards after DHS warnings.
FEMA now requires grant recipients to follow new election integrity steps, while ICE will impose stricter penalties and deportations for non-citizens found voting illegally.

State notices and preliminary voter roll findings

As reported by the Department of Homeland Security, Secretary Markwayne Mullin sends letters to the secretaries of state in California, New Jersey, Nevada and Pennsylvania warning about what the agency describes as tens of thousands of potential non-citizens illegally registered to vote.

Mullin says "election security is national security" and states that DHS identifies more than 250,000 potential non-citizens illegally registered to vote across the four U.S. states. The department's preliminary review says there may be 190,832 such registrations in California, 35,152 in New Jersey, 15,903 in Nevada and 14,576 in Pennsylvania.

The letters go to California Secretary of State Shirley Weber, New Jersey Secretary of State Dale Caldwell, Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar and Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt. Mullin calls on the officials to respond within two weeks and confirm whether they intend to collaborate with DHS on election administration safeguards.

Election enforcement and policy implications

DHS says the letters are part of broader recent steps aimed at election integrity and security. The department says the Federal Emergency Management Agency now requires grant recipients to take several actions tied to election integrity.

The agency also says it directs U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to impose stricter penalties, including deportation, for non-citizens who illegally vote in American elections. The moves signal a wider federal push to increase scrutiny of voter registration records and tighten enforcement around election-related violations.

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