U.S. Senate Dems disclose Trump administration operation dug through state voter rolls

By: Ariana Figueroa

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: September 14, 2026

Words: 372

Last Updated: 1 month ago


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WASHINGTON — Department of Homeland Security officers may have broken state laws carrying out the Trump administration's orders to find noncitizens voting illegally in federal elections, Democratic senators alleged Monday following a whistleblower complaint.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the whistleblower detailed the department’s “Unlawful Voter Initiative," in which U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services immigration officers combed through state voter rolls, sometimes pretending to be the voter to access records.

U.S. citizens were also …

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