Trump Administration Prioritizes Nationwide Non-Citizen Voter Fraud Crackdown
The Trump administration is deploying hundreds of federal investigators and attorneys to pursue alleged non-citizen voter fraud in the weeks before the 2026 elections.
Justice Department and Homeland Security officials told reporters on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, that there are about 1,600 open voter-fraud cases and 160 people have been arrested so far, with 24 immigrants charged this calendar year. A DOJ official called the effort a "tier one priority" for the department and the White House and said prosecutions will rise significantly each week until Election Day.
Homeland Security Investigations has reassigned agents from smuggling, trafficking, financial fraud and exploitation cases to review voter records, and staff at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services spent three weeks combing state voter files for possible non-citizen registrations. Officials acknowledged that some apparent non-citizen registrations, such as 6,600 in New Jersey, stem from software or system errors but did not say whether vendors or officials responsible for those errors will face penalties.
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- On Tuesday, September 22, 2026, DOJ and DHS officials briefed reporters on a voter-fraud initiative they labeled a 'tier one priority'.
- Officials said there are roughly 1,600 open voter-fraud cases nationwide and 160 people have been arrested, including 24 immigrants charged in 2026.
- Homeland Security Investigations and USCIS staff have been reassigned from other duties for weeks to search voter files for potential non-citizen registrations and voting.
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